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Urban Transport

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About Me

In the last four years Urban Transport has proven to be one of the most exciting jazz groups to come out of the Detroit area. Urban Transport features band leader, composer, and trombonist Vincent Arvel Chandler, alto saxophonist and composer Dean Moore, bassist Josef Deas, and drummer Sean Dobbins.Urban Transport Live! is a brand new CD that features all original compositions performed live at the Kerry Town Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Take note of the warm, soulful sound and accessible style generated from the trombone/alto sax front line, elastic rhythm section, and emotionally driven compositions.
Check out The new Urban Transport release here at CD Baby

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Member Since: 10/9/2006
Band Website: Coming Soon!!
Band Members: Urban Transport is made up of band leader and trombonist Vincent Chandler, alto saxophonist Dean Moore, bassist Josef Deas, drummer Andre Wright, and Mark McGruder on piano. We also perform with Thad Dixon, Nate Win, Milton Hale, Rick Roe, Scott Gwinnell, Andrew Klein, and others
Influences: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, Charlie Mingus, Lee Morgan, Thelonius Monk, etc. I think you get the point.We are also influenced by some of the modern jazz masters such as Roy Hargrove, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane, Joshua Redman, Mulgrew Miller, Terrence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, TimWarfield, Chris Potter, Geri Allen, etc. It's just to many to name.
Sounds Like: whateverlife.com
Record Label: Yes, Please...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Nabaté Isles' Quintet- 'Simone' (Frank Foster) Part I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ46SK6OuVE ...
Posted by Urban Transport on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:31:00 PST

Urban Transport at Detroit Jazz Festival (review)

he 27th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival threw itself an opening night Motown-dominated party on Friday at Campus Martius, but the real, you know, JAZZ festival got going in earnest early th...
Posted by Urban Transport on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:24:00 PST

Reviews and Interviews With Urban Transport

1. Urban Transport Maybe it has something to do with youth, but Ann Arbor-based Urban Transport refuses to build a set from recycling old songs. The instrumental foursome, whose average age is around ...
Posted by Urban Transport on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:27:00 PST