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Highbrid

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With intricate horn lines, soulful grooves and “de-rangements” of music by artists like Nirvana and Metallica, Highbrid brings the best of the Jazz, Jam, Rock and Soul together into a musical fondue. Led by percussionist/composer Michael Cain, the octet employs some of the most talented and versatile up-and-coming musicians in the region. From bebop sensibilities to soaring, almost surrealistic soundscapes, the spectrum of musical possibilities is thoroughly explored. Deep, pensive grooves keep the group grounded and provides an excellent launch-pad for improvisatory lift-off with charts that are both challenging and comfortable.
Formed in 2006, Highbrid has performed throughout Philadelphia and its current and past members have been heard with The Roots, Jill Scott, Corrine Bailey Rae, Gerald Veasley, Marco Benevento, John Swana, Patty Crash, DJ King Britt, Melody Gardot, Subliminal Orphans, Gebah Swaray, Phil Roy, Dr. Ketchup, the Dirk Quinn Band, The Ross Brown Project, Trinadelphia, Amos Lee, Birdie Busch, Bodega, and many others.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/17/2007
Band Members: Adam Siegel:
Alto Sax/Flute
Jason O'mara:
Tenor Sax/Soprano Sax
Chris Aschman:
Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Mike Eustace:
Trombone
Michael Cain:
Vibraphone
Nick Bockrath:
Electric Guitar
Ian Rafalak:
Acoustic & Electric Bass
Charlie Patierno:
Drum Set & Percussion

Influences: Dave Holland, SF Jazz Collective, The Claudia Quintet, Miles Davis, David Binney, D'angelo, Richard Wagner, anything and everything in between...
Sounds Like: Phish meets Parliament Dave Holland Quintet with the horn section from Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Type of Label: None

My Blog

C-Notes: Palindromes

palindrome: a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop. I was taking the train home from NYC and was working on a l...
Posted by Highbrid on Tue, 27 May 2008 07:14:00 PST

Compositional Notes

(Michael Cain) I have been writing a good amount lately and it occured to me that there is a sizeable amount of thematic material that goes into my compositions. I think of myself as a kind of storyte...
Posted by Highbrid on Tue, 27 May 2008 06:51:00 PST

Puck in Doylestown

Hey, everybody. Just wanted to say thanks to all of you that were able to make it to our show and show the love. Much appreciated! Also, for those of you that are musicians, check out Puck in Doylesto...
Posted by Highbrid on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:08:00 PST

Recording coming soon!

From Highbrid Headquarters:"After numerous attempts to record our shows, it has been proven to be quite daunting to perfect a well-balanced audience recording and perform at the same time. As a result...
Posted by Highbrid on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:50:00 PST