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The Ridgewood All-Stars

Fresh, Steamy Soul/Jazz/Funk Straight from Queens

About Me

Once Upon A Time In A Land Far, Far Away there lived three brothers, Sir Spiegel, King Coopa, and The Grand Fallacaro. They were linked, not by blood, but by their shared desire to channel the spirit of music through improvisation and composition, in order to bring happiness to the land. ************************************************************ **** Alas, Sir Spiegel awoke one glorious morning after a deep slumber and experienced a revelation. He traveled across the great river to a magical land called Ridgewood, where the Brothers Three could harvest the seed of their noble plan. There he found shelter, and an environment that he knew would be conducive to their work. Soon King Coopa would also make the journey, making Ridgewood his home soon-after. The Grand Fallacaro served as the Funk Ambassador between lands, inevitably dropping the proverbial "ill-na-na" wherever he traveled. Thus, the Ridgewood All-Stars were born and lived Funkily ever after...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/14/2005
Band Members: Mike Spiegel- GuitarAdam Coopersmith- TubsDominic Fallacaro- Organ/ Keys/ Rhodes
Influences: James Brown, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Frank Zappa, The Funky Meters, The Roots, Marvin Gaye, John Scofield, The Bad Plus, Jimmy Smith, Soulive, Chris "Daddy" Dave, Robert Glasper, Chris Cheek, Tower of Power, MMW, Brian Blade, Chris Potter, Wayne Krantz, A Tribe Called Quest, Kenny Garrett, Roy Hargrove, Radiohead, Weather Report, Dave Holland, Uri Caine, Brad Mehldau, E.S.T, Sigur Ros, Sir Geeeooorge Benson, Philadelphia Experiment, Boomish!
Type of Label: None