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marty graw

About Me

I love life, people,and good music. Wanna shout out to J-sin, and the rest of the crew. The "FONK" is my passion, and I live to bring it every day! Ive played guitar since I've been about twelve, and had a little party band in New Orleans in the 80's and 90's. While working in the restaurant biz and studying jazz guitar at the community college, I made funki'n GREAT freaky friends and devloped a love for true soul music like the Meters, Funkadelic, James Brown, and of course Miles and Frank Zappa....Much love to my people in New Orleans!
I now live in San Francisco and work in a in a bay area hospital by day, and practice my grooves while dreaming about Bootsy,Eddie Hazel, Blackbyrd and all the other real artists that represent the brilliance of individuality and artistic integrity. I work "bankers hours" by day, and jam or attend funky live shows to get inspired, or hopefully just meet new freaky people to party(hopefully jam too!)with. Drop me a line and we'll kick it at the boom boom room or wherever!
I'm always looking for other musicians to jam with as well, because I've got about an hour of original songs and finally got "Shiva" uploaded, it's a rough draft and the full length version on my music page. It's the one with me sitting(playing my guitar)in the friend's space. I still have to add other istrumentation, but it's a starter jam so y'all know what I do. I had to split it into 2 parts because Myspace said it's too long to load as one. Check it out and lets jam!!!
I'm obsessed with doing my part to honor the masters of funk,jazz(/fusion) and the true American arts and know that it starts with us to "keep that funk alive" so.........HIT ME UP

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/02/2007
Band Members: Marty Graw,St.Pauli Girl
Influences: The Meters, P.B.S,John Coltraine, Miles Davis, Eddie Hazel, Frank Zappa, George Clinton(and all of the old and new "P") and Mike Vila (my jazz guitar teacher at Delgado Comm. Coll. in new Orleans).

I'd like to meet:
WYNTON MARSALIS
BOOTSY
NICOLAS PAYTON
DENNIS CHAMBERS
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
FLEA ...
AND OKAY.......SIGH....
LUCY THAI
MIKA TAN
LUCY LEE....
Sounds Like: I'm inspired by the Meters, Zappa, all generations of muthaship spawn from the chocolate milky way, King crimson, John Mclaughlin, Gong, RHcP, fishbone, Infectious Grooves, Miles- you get the idea.... Please tell me what my first drafts are like for yooooouuu!!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Busta Rhymes Feat. Ol' Dirty Basterd - Woo Hah!! Remix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oMQ4ZFdH5c SHIT!
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:50:00 GMT

Funkadelic: Uncle Jam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uBX7enW91U what makes me tick-
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:16:00 GMT

second line parade in New Orleans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91D2VS6P6fQ How we do it!
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:51:00 GMT

Parliament/Funkadelic -Dr. Funkenstein

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99pY1wcXTh4 GET IT!
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:11:00 GMT

PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Mothership Connection / Swing Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImZ7o1MKlrk TRUE BEAUTY AND LOVE-DAMN!
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:09:00 GMT

MILES DAVIS "Code M.D."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5nr5yYAJk DAMN!
Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:26:00 GMT

Public Enemy- REVOLUTION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaTskTdUMCE show sum love!!! still
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:13:00 GMT