Member Since: 12/3/2005
Band Website: muzakone.com
Band Members: Juzt Nutz Instrumentation
Derrick Holmes AKA "Professor Holmes" Bass and vocals Influences: Larry Graham, Jaco Pastorious,Charles Mingus, and a young aspiring musician that I grew up with named Lonnie Plaxico.
Al Hodges AKA "Stride-Rite" Lead Vocals, Drums Influences: Chick Corea, Santana, Aerowsmith, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple.
Bailous Armstrong AKA "Face" Lead and Rhythm Guitar, percussion and Vocals Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Al DiMeola, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Muddy Waters.
William Low AKA "The Major" Rhythmicpoet(aka Drums & percussion) Vocals, Influences: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Tony Williams, Milt Jackson, Charlie Parker, and Sly and the Family Stone
Influences: From what we`ve heard through the years from longtime Juzt Nutz fans, our sound is about as diverse as they come. We`ve heard people make mention of early "Van Halen", to a slight touch of "Frank Zappa". Some even go back as far as "The Doors" or "Funkadelic" in their comparisons. James Brown meets Aerosmith was another one a music critic once tabbed us with years ago. That was one we definitely got a big kick out of. Personally speaking, you could probably toss in a hundred of our favorite Jazz and R & B artists, give or take "Roxy Music or MC-5 and we still wouldn`t be sure if we scratched the surface yet! The bottom line is that we do take a little pinch of this and that to develope our sound(most groups do)though we never really paid much attention to the labels. On the other hand, you can only take it as a compliment when you`ve been mentioned in the same sentence with Some of your favorite artists.
Type of Label: Indie