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Grand Wazoo

About Me

Grand Wazoo writes music that is described as progressive analogue jazz-funk. The sextet integrates live-electronics into its music. As can be heard on “Grand Wazoo” (2004), “Room 19” (2005) and on the newest release "Zooology" (2007). At the moment the band is further expanding its repertoire of electronic and acoustic instrumentation, improvisation and groove.

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Grand Wazoo performed on Festival aan de Werf, Wicked Jazz Sounds, Het Juttersfestival, De Popronde, 301, Blijburg, Casablanca, De Badcuyp, Nomadome (Amsterdam), SJU jazzpodium (Utrecht), Simplon, De Spieghel (Groningen), De Schouw (Rotterdam) and many more locations.
In 2004 Grand Wazoo won the jazz competition of the UvA Cultural Festival, and in 2005 the band won the second prize at the Amsterdam Student Jazzfestival in the Melkweg (Amsterdam).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/03/2006
Band Website: www.grandwazoo.nl
Band Members: Mark Nieuwenhuis: trumpet
Sven Hamerpagt: guitar
Federico Giraldo: live-electronics
Chris Chierego: live-visuals
Felix Schlarmann: drums
Tomas Merlo: bass

Influences: frank zappa, jaga jazzist, cinematic orchestra, eric truffaz, miles davis, john coltrane, charlie parker, roy hargrove, massive attack, red snapper, john scofield, dave holland big band, dave holland quintet, the mars volta, charles mingus, soulive, wayne shorter, weather report, nils petter molvear, medeski martin and wood, bugge wesseltoft, jazzanova, lars hornveth, sfeq,
Sounds Like: jaga jazzist, lars horntveth, eric truffaz, cinematic orchestra, massive attack, nils petter molvear, bugge wesseltoft, dave holland quintet, jazzanova,
Record Label: none