Member Since: 02/11/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: ROGER 'CHIP' WICKHAM Flute & Saxophones (Rae&Christian/Badly Drawn Boy/Aim/Nightmares-on-Wax)
DAVID MUNOZ Piano (Alma del Barrio/Casa Latina All-Stars)
SNEAKY (Simon Houghton) Double Bass (Fingathing)
BRYAN HARGREAVES Drum kit/Timbales (Heather Small/Snake Davis)
RIC WEEDON Congas ,Bongos & Bell (Almeida Girl /Descarga)
JOHN HULME Trumpet/Flugel (Shades of Kenton)
HUGH LAWRENCE Drum Kit/Timbales/Percussion(Descarga)
JONNY ENRIGHT Trombone (Groupo X/Pucho/Jimmy Bosch/Eddie Palmieri)
SIMON PUGSLEY Trombone (Casa Latina All-Stars/Orquesta Timbala)
Influences:
Tito Puente
EDDIE PALMIERI--CAL TJADER
ORLANDO VALLE--BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
JIMMY BOSCH--JOHNNY BLAS
JESUS ALEMANY--JOE BATAAN
FANIA ALL-STARS--WILLIE COLON
RUBEN BLADES--HECTOR LAVOE
ANTONIO FAJARDO--DAVE VALENTIN
PAPO VASQUEZ--TIPICA73
TITO PUENTE--PAQUITO D'RIVERA
IRAKERE--CACHAO
Sounds Like: Ray Barretto & Ruben Blades..
PRESS QUOTES
MIKE CHADWICK(Jazz FM);
‘ Lock, stock and two smokin’ timbales...the business!! ‘
MIKE CHADWICK(Jazz FM);
(Chip Wickham) Manchester’s ‘El Rey’ of the flute’
THE GUARDIAN (‘The Guide’);
‘leading the UK Latin Jazz sound’
MANCHETSER EVENING NEWS;
‘Nu Yorican heaven’
HIFI CLUB (Leeds);
"The Premier Latin Jazz Supergroup In The UK"
Record Label: myspace/southpawproductions
myspace/chipwickham