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Unfulfilled Desires - UD East & UD West

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Unfulfilled Desires is an exciting international jazz-funk-rock collective with a diverse line-up of players on both sides of the Atlantic. UD has a fresh and eclectic sound—the combined expression of the jazz, classical, rock, funk, and avant garde backgrounds of the revolving international lineup of players. From France, Germany, Chile, and the US, these talented and creative improvisational musicians span three continents to create a unique musical expression that both includes and transcends their cultural and musical influences. The sound is a brash combination of jazz virtuosity, funk-rock groove, and raw soul.
The vision, heart, and foundation of UD are the US-based duo of fusion drummer Andrew Cohen and classically trained sax, ewi, and flute player Rodrigo Tarraza. In 2000, they a few friends started jamming, and Unfulfilled Desires was born. Since then, the band has consistently evolved through several different formations. They’ve been rocking clubs from New York to London to Tel Aviv with a dynamic and sophisticated sound, inspiring audiences to dance and dissolve into their hypnotic grooves. UD has produced three CDs: Live at the Iron Horse (2003), Enlightened Dog (2005), and recently released Punk Funk (2008).
UD East has been playing together on and off with great intensity and collaborative creativity for several years. And UD West has recently taken off with a different feel and jazzier expression of the mostly original compositions. In their hometown of Lenox, MA they’ve opened for contemporary jazz greats Mike Stern, The Bad Plus, Oz Noy Trio, and guitar virtuoso David Fiuczynski and his band Screaming Headless Torsos and closed for Fareed Haque’s Garaj Mahal in NYC.
Last summer, UD played the three top jazz clubs in Israel to packed audiences. On a recent European tour, Time Out London described them as “a hard-driving jazz-funk quintet playing virtuosic jazz and jazz-rock” and chose them as “Hot Pick of the Week.” And David Mossman owner of the legendary New Vortex Jazz Club in London defined them as “Steps Ahead and Miles Davis brought into the 21st Century.”


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Member Since: 12/1/2005
Band Website: www.unfulfilleddesires.com
Band Members: SUMMER 2008 TOUR EUROPE -- UD EAST

PRE-RELEASE PARTIES FOR NEW CD -- PUNK FUNK -- April 2008
UD EAST in PARIS and LONDON
UD WEST in NYC and DC

UNFULFILLED DESIRES WEST (US Collective)
Andrew Cohen - drums
Rodrigo Tarraza - sax/ewi
Carl Oman - bass
Jon Suters - guitar
Ben Kohn - keyboards

UNFULFILLED DESIRES EAST (Europe Collective)
Andrew Cohen - drums
Rodrigo Tarraza - sax/ewi
Christophe Bonnard - bass
Matthias Vogel - guitar
Jeff Alpert - vibes

Influences: Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Steve Smith and Vital Information
Michael Brecker
Wayne Shorter
Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech)

Sounds Like: "Steps Ahead and Miles Davis brought into the 21st century"

Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

summer tour

We had a great trip this summer. Everyone took a leap in the band -- in their own playing and the band as a whole -- we sound stronger with a lot more confidence and attitude and more interplay. The ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:06:00 GMT

BAND BIO

Band LeadersAndrew Cohen: Drummer and FounderAndrew Cohen began playing drums in his teens while living in Rome. He later attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and has trained professionally wi...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:08:00 GMT