Member Since: 07/04/2008
Band Website: zazoumusic.com,passarim.com,thesmokinhotties.com
Band Members: Depends on the gig. . . .Ryan Hoffman, Ms.Jessica, Jeff Smith, Johnny Calcagno, Hugh Sutton, Jen Tujillo, Leo Raymundo, Brian Willet, Nick Torretta, Alex Starks, Francesca Merlini, Diane Neal, Bob Neal, John Mascorella, Tim Kennedy, Eric Verlindi, Lamar Lofton, Farko Dosumov, Marc Sampson, Aaron Jenkins, Jabril the guitar kid, Kammeron Brown, Laura Piece Kelly, Christa Bell, and me, myself, and I.
Influences: Most Definitely my Mom and Pops. I am a freak for Bobby Mcferrin and Jaco Pastorius. I love 4-part harmonies in stairwells. My wristwatch ticks to a rhumba clave, I groove to funky bass lines in A flat, but in the immortal words of the Love Daddy. . . .WE LOVE ROLL CALL YA'LL............Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Max Roach, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius monk, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Poppa Jo Jones, Sonny Payne, Roy Haynes, Chic Corea, Jack Dejohnette, Herbie Hancock, Mike Clark, Dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, Sade, Special Ed, Red Head Kingpin, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Fresh Prince, Joshua Redman, Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy, X-Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Jane's Addiction, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Sheila E., Carmen Macrae, Tupac, Jay Z, Nikki Giovanni, David Garibaldi, Rakim, Jeru the Damaja, De la Soul, The Mars Volta, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Take six, D'angelo, Dafnis Prieto, Stephen Perkins, Frank Zappa, Kenwood Dennard, Diane Neal, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Weather Report, The Meters, The Police, Pat Methany, Joni Mitchell, Mel Torme, George Benson, Al Jarrau, Gregory Hines, Savion Glover, Spike Lee, Vincent Lynch, Patrice Lumumba Lynch, ?uestlove, Jack Kerouac, Sly and the Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Stone Love Sound, Bass Oddesy, Addies, Mistrae Bimba, Mistrae Jelon, Tony Matterhorn, Sizzla, DJ Quick, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Rahzel, The Coup, Souls of Mischief, Tek Life, Ripe on the Vine, Hara, Entrainment, Steve Bermond, David Roddigan, MMW, EPMD, RunDMC, Ashe, Orishas, and Egun, Me, Myself, and I and ya know it don't stop! Thank you for making our day a likkle bit brighter.
Sounds Like: The stuff dreams are made of. . . . .
Record Label: Unsigned