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Some bands play music as an artistic outlet. Some play to make lots of money. And some bands play for the express purpose of getting your freakin' funk on. One glimpse at The IMPACT Band will tell you exactly which kind of band you're dealing with.
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"We play the groove that makes you move," proclaims drummer Jeff Cox. "We're a dance party band. We play almost entirely funk, and we do everything from Ohio Players, Earth, Wind & Fire, James Brown, and Tower of Power up through Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Usher, Nelly, and Christina Aguilera. We do everything from the 1970's through 2007."
The Impact Band is a monstrous 10-piece orchestra of funk featuring former members of PA mainstays like Full Effect, Big Tubba Mista, and the Daine Paul Russell Band. Joining drummer Jeff Cox in the funk party are (deep breath): Greg Wolfgang on vocals, Antonio Fountain on guitar and Keyboard, Chuck Seay on bass, Jeff Falcone on vocals, Mike Yinger on trombone and vocals, Matt Bowman on trumpet, Mike Evans on saxophone, Jimi 'Jam' Harris ..boards and vocals, and the newest member of The IMPACT Band (as of May 2008), Heather Fair on vocals.
The group has been hauling its party-on-wheels around the eastern U.S. - from Connecticut to Virginia - since its inception in January 2000 as the Full Impact Band. Now, complete with a new name ("there were just too many bands that started with the word 'Full'," Cox explains), and a sponsorship by Rolling Rock, the party is better than ever.
So there’s the short story on The IMPACT Band.
Ten musicians - throwin’ the funk at cha’ - just playin’ that groove that makes you move ! The band covers music from the 1970’s through 2007: Earth, Wind & Fire, James Brown, Tower of Power, the Ohio Players, Kool & The Gang, and KC & the Sunshine Band - all the way up through Justin Timberlake, Usher, Beyonce, Nelly, and Christina Aguilera. Once you’ve heard their versions of “Play That Funky Music†or "Sex Machine", you’ll know what we mean when we call them the “groove merchants†!!
You can send e-mail to: [email protected] - and they will add your address to their e-mail list.