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Darrell Havard

The Guy that plays That Thing

About Me

Solo and freelance Chapman Stick performer. Member, along with drummer Premo "Jody Loc" Stallone, of THA 2 ZIGG ZAGGS, AFROMAN'S touring live band periodically from 2000 until 2005. Member of instrumental jazz/rock quintet COOKOUT from '02-'03. Performed SOLO, with local blues legend TOMMY "T-BONE" PRUITT, THA 2 ZIGG ZAGGS, New Orleans style funk group MOJO FUNK, calypso and island music with KAISO, various jazz ensembles in the Hattiesburg, MS area, general freelancing, and most recently with drummer Zack Johnson in hip-hop/jazz/funk group KID VIDEO- all on either the 12 string Grand Stick, and/or NS/Stick.Now living in Richardson, TX (a suburb of Dallas), getting ready to do some Chapman Stick damage to the DFW area!!!

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Member Since: 9/30/2005
Band Website: darrellhavard.com
Band Members:BYCO- Seth 'Art' Ruangtip - trombone, Darrell Havard - Chapman Sticks, John Brennan - percussion THA 2 ZIGG ZAGGS - Premo "Jody Loc" Stallone (drums), Darrell Havard (Chapman Stick, keys) T-BONE PRUITT AND THE RHYTHM ROCKERS- Tommy "T-Bone" Pruitt (Vox, Guitar), Greg Hobdy(Guitar), James Turnbo(Drums), Dave Morgan(Trumpet, Harmonica), Chris Werle(Trombone), and Darrell Havard(Chapman Stick, Bass) MOJO FUNK-Jeff Mills(drums, vox), Steve Rayburn(guitar, vox), Joe Rapetti(keys, vox), Darrell Havard(Chapman Stick) VARIOUS JAZZ AND IMPROV GROUPS with Dave Morgan, Chris Werle, Ben Long(drums), Brad Newton(drums), Thomas "Tiger" Rogers(saxes), Jeff Mills(drums), Scott Johnson(saxes), and Darrell Havard(Chapman Stick)
Influences: or rather "Inspirations"- Living Colour, Larry Young, Charlie Hunter, Joshua Redman's Elastic Band, The Meters, The J.B.'s, Booker T. and the M.G.'s, Dave Holland, Ben Allison, T-Bone Pruitt, Hendrix, Parliament Funkadelic (Bootsy, Eddie Hazel, Kid Hampton, Bernie Worrell among others), Beastie Boys, Greg Howard, Stickman, Bob Culbertson, Mississippi John Hurt, The Roots ("Do You Want More.." especially), Abbey Road, Curtis Mayfield, Jamiroquai, Steve Masakowski and Astral Project, Bill Evans, Ed Bickert, Freddie King, A Tribe Called Quest, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Murs, Christian McBride, Led Zeppelin, Burnside Exploration, Jurassic 5, John Scofield, The Fugees, RHCP "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic"
Sounds Like: Darrell Havard - Leave Your Heels On

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My Blog

darrellhavard.com updated....FINALLY!!!

Hello all,If anyone is at all interested, I finally got around to updating darrellhavard.com. A friend of mine, Mark Robbins at Studio Cerebral here in DFW, was kind enough to give my website a much ...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:15:00 PST

BYCO at McKinney Arts and Jazz Festival June 8, 2008 2pm McKinney Texas

I've reunited with an old USM buddy Seth (aka Art) Ruangtip. Art and I were in the USM Jazz Sextet together back in the day (when I was a guitarist). Fortunately, he lives right across the street fr...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Tue, 20 May 2008 12:43:00 PST

Flyers

Well, since my tenure here in Dallas working as a stay-at-home-Dad, I’ve taken up quite a few hobbies. Of course there’s always the Stick to practice, but too much practice can wear ya do...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:15:00 PST

Song List/Set List

I just thought I'd make a little list of songs I play at gigs on the Chapman Stick just in case anyone's interested, and it helps me keep track of the songs I know.ORIGINALS:Are and Be - funky souther...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:01:00 PST

Ann Arbor bliss/TX gigs/unemployed blues

Hi all, to whoever reads these things. It's update time, I guess.Well, first off, I made my 3rd annual trip to the Midwestern Stick Seminar in Ann Arbor Michigan, on Aug. 4th and 5th. It's always a ...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:31:00 PST

Transplanted and online

Well, we made the big move safely. We left Hattiesburg the Friday June 29, arrived that Saturday, and unloaded the truck. Settled in and unpacked until July 3rd then went to Kristina's dad's in Wask...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:35:00 PST

Vamos a mudar a Dallas, TX

Yep! We're packing up the family and moving to the Dallas area in July. Kristina got a sweet teaching gig at Westwood Middle School in the Richardson area.It's going to be quite a change from Hattie...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:21:00 PST

Jazz in the Grove

Hi all. I'm finally going to make a blog entry on this page that has nothing to do with Tha 2 Zigg Zaggs.I happy to announce I'll be part of the lineup of Jazz in the Grove 2007 on April 28, 2007 in B...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:22:00 PST

2 Zigg Zaggs album "Ridin' High" available for download

Hi all!  The 2 Zigg Zaggs album "Ridin' High" is now available for download through afromanmusic.com!  The album is $5 for a download.  Just got to afromanmusic.com>merchandise>fro' sto...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:46:00 PST

Tha 2 Zigg Zaggs ALBUM AND TOURING STATUS

I've been getting some emails, calls, and myspace comments from some of the homies from the road asking about when the 2 Zigg Zaggs will be dropping the album, and when we'll be touring with Afro agai...
Posted by Darrell Havard on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:19:00 PST