Music:
Member Since: 31/01/2008
Band Members:
Hot Club/Chip Gulbro and Friends' regular participants Nick Walker (Bass), Chip Gulbro (Violin), Jim Holland (Guitar), Dale Ramsey (Guitar), Brian Hudson (Guitar), Mark Copeland (guitar), Solomon Grable (drums), Rita Burkholder (vocals), and Bo Parker (Guitar).
Blue Savoy is Cherie Gibbs (Vocals), Matt Gibbs (Guitar), Frank Tatum (Drums) and Nick Walker (Bass).
Matt Gibbs Trio is Matt Gibbs (Guitar), Frank Taum (Drums) and Nick Walker (Bass).
Rolling Jazz Revue's regular participants Nick Walker(Bass), Newt Johnson (Keyboards), Jim Cavander (Guitars and Electric Bass), Ben Cohen (Winds), Tim Cohen (drums), Soloman Grable (drums), Brian Palmieri (drums), and various other sundry characters.
Influences:
Nick Walker's bassist influences include Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, NHOP, Jaco, Vic, Oteil, Marcus, Flea and Brian Bromberg.
Sounds Like:
Hot Club of Huntsville/Chip Gulbro and Friends exists in several forms. At times there have been three guitarists, a violinist and a bassist, while at others there have been one guitarist, an accordionist, a violinist, a vocalist and a bassist. The music is a Gypsy style of jazz that originated with Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli.
The Blue Savoy Jazz Combo has also existed in several forms and has been playing in the North Alabama area for over 10 years. This group focuses on popular jazz, broadway jazz and exotica rock. The typical configuration is vocals, guitar, drums and bass.
Type of Label: Major
