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The Music of KSTRAW inc.

About Me

My name is Kelli Strawbridge and i'm a part of a long history of Strawbridges. A sad only child, i love to play jazz, r&b, funk, rock, alternative, country or any other style whenever I gets the chance. All my friends are wonderful musicians and they also happen to front bands, how blessed am I? ........... We have the Pacecadets, The Sweet Collision feat. Tara Foster (i do keys and vocals), The Big Payback (i handle vocals), KSTRAW - Tim Turner Group, Pockit Brass Band, The Heavy Rotations (formerly the switch), Jackson Small & Strawbridge, The Rhodes Trio and Quartet. Plus, I'm teaching drums to students beginning thru advanced. Plus, a great new open mic on Sunday nites @ Cafe Diem (with dj williams and todd herrington). I have also performed with: Hotel X, Ray Anderson, Daniel Clarke (Modern Groove Syndicate, Neighborliness), John Winn (Neighborliness, John Winntet, Pamela Hines, Walter Bell, Jason Gay, James "Saxsmo" Gates, Rex Richardson (Joe Henderson), Ashby Anderson, Elias Bailey (Freddie Cole), DJ Williams Projekt, Oregon Hill Funk All Stars, Rage Against Charlie Sheen, Stone's Stew, Alan Parker, YMBB, Underdog Quintet, Antonio J. Garcia (Phil Collins Big Band, Director of Jazz Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University), Mark Lomanno, New Orleans hipsters Chez Rouz

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Member Since: 2/13/2006
Band Website: maxpages.com/goodbar
Band Members: On the music player: Session at Cupcakes March 2007: Savage, Turner, Parker, Hall, Tenney, KSTRAW on drums. Culture of a City, Live @ Hyperlink Cafe November 2006. Ingraham, Simpson, Savage, A. Anderson, Hawkins, KSTRAW on drums. More to come
Influences: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeff Ballard, Brian Blade, Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Jesse Van Ruller, Greg Osby, Nasheet Waits, James Brown, Eddie Harris, everybody that sucks in Richmond and surrounding areas so I won't sound like them, everybody that doesn't suck in Richmond like all my homeboys, Mark Turner, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Roy Haynes, Kenny Garrett, Jeff Tain Watts, Terence Blanchard (w/ my boy Kendrick "tearin' a new ass out of the drums" Scott, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Joey Calderazzo, Prince, The Bad Plus, Tony Williams, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bilal, Bobby Caldwell, Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter, Dave Douglas, Jack DeJohnette, Jackie McLean, Larry Young, Lee Morgan, Marlon Jordan, Roy Hargrove, Russell Gunn, Tim Warfield, Clarence Penn and the greatest, Woody Shaw .... oh yea, of course my teacher Howard Curtis and also, badass John D'earth. Kanye West, pharell williams, timbaland, the neptunes, mannie fresh, steely dan, donald fagen, deew if you do
Sounds Like: a whole bunch of shit. Some of this too. Here's KSTRAW fillin' in for Dusty in Harrisonburg @ Dave's Taverna:
Record Label: perfectly happy. But y'all need to be callin' me.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

BENEFEST ......

Friday, February 15 at The Canal Club. Doors open at 5PM; music starts at 6PM. Admission is $10; tickets sold at the door. Benefest is a benefit concert with the goal of raising funds and awareness fo...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:09:00 GMT

new songs are up

Tanto's "Sugarbutcher" and KSTRAW's April Freeze, the first two tracks recorded @ the all-new KSR Studios.  Yes, it is a little early, but I guess i'm just too excited about this stuff.  Tan...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 02:26:00 GMT

New tunes coming soon

Well, we finally got some gear, I just need to learn how to MIX!!!!!!!   That shit is hard man ..... but I'm going to get it together .... but man ... ....  my music is on a CD!!!!!&nbs...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:57:00 GMT

what i've been saying all along

BREAK Yo' SELF!!!!!   Your Power Level is: 86%http://images.blogthings.com/howpowerfulareyouquiz/power- 5.jpg" height="100" width="100">You have all the tools you need to be a success - both profe...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:32:00 GMT

Haters

Haters .... what the fuck is your got-damn problem??  All of a sudden, my shit don't stink no more and you gotta spread some other shit about me, I'm not going to get into what the hell y'all are...
Posted by on Tue, 23 May 2006 22:50:00 GMT

KSTRAW Group retired until further notice

Well, KStraw Group has dismal numbers all the time and since I have some friends that like to come out for two seconds and roll, plus i'm sick and tired of playing standards, sick of it.  Whats a...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:52:00 GMT

What's It All About? Whats the Secret? (if there is one)

What's the deal when you feel like you know someone, then you feel like you don't ?  Am I not made like some of the other guys I know ... who seem to flow in relationships and life and it all see...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:22:00 GMT

Survey Y'all

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Kelli Strawbridge Birthday: September 8, 1981 Birthplace: Harrisonburg, VA Current Location: Richmond, VA Eye Color: Dark Brown Hair Color: Black ...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:13:00 GMT

Vexed by Kelli Strawbridge for Tara Foster

Vexed         & nbsp;         & nbsp;      Kelli Strawbridge    &n...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:58:00 GMT

Projects and Associations (Old & New)

Over the years, I have been very lucky to deal with a variety of projects from funk to rock to jazz even a little country, here is a run-down of groups that I have been a part of, plus of things to co...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:20:00 GMT