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About Me

The 3 year dream begining now.Drake was born in the Temple University Jazz lectures at Temple University. PHILLY, PA! Its first moment was when a jazz history profesor wrote on the board two words.TRADITION INNOVATIONThree years later it began as a group mostly schooled in jazz, but reaching for new and different music.DRAKE has performed at venues such as Cafe Nema (Washington D.C), Cafe Habana (Philadelphia, PA), The Tritone (Philadelphia, PA), World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA), Fergies Pub (Philadelphia, PA), Wildflower Cafe (Bethlehem, PA), and The Bessie Smith Jazz Society (Lancaster, PA)Live Sophisticated Modern Music ---------------contact for booking/questions: Dave Ramsey 215-868-0882

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/12/2005
Band Website: drakemusic.net
Band Members:
Influences: Venetian Snares, Grandfather Rediculous, Arial Photograph, Man Man, Coldplay, Rachmoninov, Miles Davis, Dave Douglass, stuff @ DrumNBass Parties, The Streets, Lee Morgan, Stuff Heard in the Jam sessions at Orleibs, a lot of the "Romantic" composers. Wayne Shorter. Stuff heard when standing outside the KYBER, I love that stuff.
Sounds Like: If you can find another band with the same sort of instrumentation thats making live music please let me know because I've been looking for this sort of stuff which is why I'm doing it.
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Philadelphia Weekly: Feb. 28th 2007 "flirting w/ breakbeat & hip-hop in a jazzy way"

Drake + Chroma @ World Cafe Live "Drake are a raw six-piece with origins at Temple, flirting with breakbeat and hip-hop in a jazzy way as they brandish instruments like the trumpet and cello."www.ph...
Posted by Drake on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

Philadelphia City Paper for 7/29 show: the Philly artspick section

http://www.citypaper.net/current/artspicks.shtml
Posted by Drake on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:42:00 PST

Philly CityPaper: Naked City: Icepack-"Drake: the classjazzical drum 'n' bass ensemble"

When she ain't recording her sophomore LP Abuse Gets Heavy, cellist Monica McIntyre is in Drake: the classjazzical drum 'n' bass ensemble with trumpeter Dave Ramsey. Get on it: Cafe Habana June 9.http...
Posted by Drake on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:33:00 PST