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the Higher Hands

funky soul fusion with a twist of rhyme

About Me

Higher Hands (not to be confused with hired hands or helping hands) started as a side project for a collective of Maryland based musicians thriving on spontaneity and funky/soul music, but pushing the project to the forefront has led the group to emerge with some original soul music they can now call their own. Paying tribute to their musical ancestors, they cover a vast range of flavors spanning from hip hop, afro-beat, funk, blues, world music, and even rock n roll stylings. The debut album entitled "Grab Hold" will be released in August of '08 , so keep your eyes and ear open and get that funky leg warmed up.Higher Hands continue to funk outside the box in downtown Annapolis every Thursday night at Armadillo's Bar and Grill. They also host monthly "Soulfull" parties. Soulfull features the Higher Hands and DJ's Jason Joseph and J Mack who spin a vicious mix of rare grooves, latin-soul, deep funk revival, and house. Catch them while you can, as they embark on an oddysey...in the present tense...art made for the moment...forward to the future.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/10/2006
Band Members: skels lockin it down - the ill grocer keys and low end theories - doctor feelgood alto sax - jaycrawdads raps/scats/sings/claps/shakesandtaps ++++++++++++++ frequent collaborators: e the ripper bass - skews guitar - jt trumpets - laz guitar - ben percussion - jordan guitar - vash percussion
Influences: bill withers, jaco, rachmaninov, billy cobham, mos def, the duo, mandrill, mr. monk, bob nesta, donny, karl denson, herbie, kool and his gang, the godfathers (of go-go and soul), Poncho and mongo, d'angelo, clapton, oteil burbridge, roy ayers, bootsy, the kings (sans elvis), atmosphere, santana, luther allison, mmw, tribe, earth wind & fire, bilal, average white band, madlib, sly and the family, slum v, johnny watson, top, miles, andre 3000, lenny kravitz, eddie harris, poets of rhythm, common, nirvana, q tip, youngblood brass band, quannum, soulive, cool cats and nerds... just to claim a few.
Sounds Like: Valu-Pak Coupons
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Spring into the Funk

         The Rebirth of the Cool, an Exodus from Winter's harsh dominion, the Springtime of our Voodoo is upon us! Faced now with extremely mild afternoons, looming ...
Posted by the Higher Hands on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:19:00 PST

LOW DOWN

Hi Everybody!                    Have you ever been called an "autonomous cognitive robot?" Sure. Who hasn't, right? Well...
Posted by the Higher Hands on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:17:00 PST

The Low Down (March 6th edition)

El Duderino,                ¿Que pasa? We interrupt American Idol to bring you this urgent message from the Higher Hands&     ...
Posted by the Higher Hands on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:39:00 PST

The Low Down (Feb 23rd edition)

Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved                We'd like to thank everyone for keeping it funky with us this past month! Together, we've ma...
Posted by the Higher Hands on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:06:00 PST

The Low Down (Valentimes editon)

Hey Everybody!                    You've worked hard all year, and enough is enough& now it's time to party. THANK YOU, t...
Posted by the Higher Hands on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:08:00 PST

ATTENTION LOCAL MUSICIANS/EXPLORERS

Our Thursday night residency at Rams Head Savage is now in full swing!  This project features members of both Written Prisms and Groove Killers, along with a rotating cast of horn players, guitar...
Posted by the Higher Hands on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:16:00 PST