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The Ken Lasaine Trio

About Me

Greetings. My name is Ken Lasaine. The music on this page is my TRIO. I do a fair amount of studio work here in L.A. as well as freelance gigs (and a little teaching - lots of other musical examples at my personal website - kenlasaine.com). I also play regularly with Countrypolitan Band, "Ghost Town", Blues/funk/fusion extravaganza "the Atomic Sherpas", West 79th St. Band and Celtic rockers "Stand Easy".
NEED A GUITAR PLAYER? Reasonable rates, nice guy, valid passport.
Here's a list of other and varied credits:
LIVE AND RECORDED / FILM AND T.V. - PLAYERS I WORK WITH REGULARLY ...Glenn Branca - Symphony 13, L.A. Disney Hall, John King - "EGO" at OCPAC,Atomic Sherpas, Briana Nadeau Band,Scottish and Celtic festivals w/"Stand Easy""Live" at Acts (every month that has a 5th sunday),fabrice morvan(yes,of Millie Vanilli fame), raw justice, smallville,ken lasaine trio, Faster I & II,ghost town, thirteen going on thirty, discovery channel, nature channel,weba garretson, charlie's angels, James Gadson, Mike Willars, Graham Dorsey, Hank Cranen, Pearl Music, Kendal Kay, Dean Taba, Nick Manson, Jessica Catron, Jeremy Drake, Carey Fosse, Frank San Filippo, Kevin Fukagawa, Todd Tatum, Russell Bizzett, Joe Berardi, Mark Wheaton, Jimmy Mahlis, Dave Marks, Jeff Clayton, Steuart Leibig, Roy McCurdy, Stephanie Vlahos, Charles Goodan, Sonja Myers, Jimmy Haslip, Russell Ferrante, Bill Bergman, Walfredo Reyes jr., Robben Ford, John Ballinger, Jerry Steinholtz, Roger Burn, Matty Goodman, Mark Doten, Vince Merghouni, Mike Acosta, Chris Bleth, Dave Raven, Ken O'Malley, Mark Goldenberg, Trevor Ware, Vail Johnson, Vince Tividad, Osama Afifi, Schtung, Wayne Bergeron, Rick Baptist, Alex Ayles, Bob(Bobby Z)Zimitti, Bob Wilson, Kim Richmond, Nedra wheeler, Danny Frankel, Alan Pasqua, Paul Litteral,dead rock west, felicity,stand easy, freaky friday II,rikki lee jones, equinox,backstreet boys(Tonight Show w/Jay Leno), spitfire grill,lou bega(world tour-'99 - '00), minotaur,alex kharlamov, cafe society,sophie b hawkins, sibs,mad lion, house of style,matthew lee, dead at 21,mare lennon, bill viola ("passions" @ the Getty),andy suzuki, amgen,leonard moore, even stevens,shelly o'neill, second noah,joey heatherton, V.I.P.,big jay mcneeley, sprint,no doubt(re-mixes w/DJ Shaun Perry), barbie,wayne peet, NHK soccer,supreme beings of leisure(re-mixes with Joell), "Free" cigarettes,bill barrett quartet, vibe,moscow symphony orchestra, B.E.T.,damien masterson, AIDS ride(Palotta Team Works),simon fraser university pipe band, tonight show - leno,bo diddley, martin short show,shapes, KCRW,pork pie, plague of darkness w/MSO (game/namco),graham dorsey band, avalon, beyond the abyss,phil moore, muzak / assorted,branscombe richmond & the Renegade Posse, LA Party Dolls

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/15/2006
Band Website: www.kenlasaine.com
Band Members: TRIO: ken lasaine - guitar, Todd Tatum - drums, Wayne Peet - organ
Influences: Jeff Beck, Grant Green, Cornell Dupree, Ted Greene, Beatles, Clifford Brown, Steely Dan, Deep Purple, Allman Brothers, King Arthur, Herman Melville, Rudy Rucker, Gore Vidal, George Orwell, Rome, Byzantium, Raphael, Paulo Ucello, Modigliani, Deodato, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orch, Ruben Wilson, Hall & Oats, Tower of Power, Yes, Bill Evans, Todd Rundgren, Spinners, Texas Playboys, Jimmy Bryant, Milton Nascimento, C.R.Mackintosh, John Casavetes, Howard Hawks, Jackson Pollack, John Jay, Sandy Koufax, Elgin Baylor, Roberto Clemente, Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf Shindler, Chicago, Pancho Sanchez, Cal Tjader, Fela, Meters, Ernest Ranglin, Apocalypse Now, Slapshot, Dario Argenta, dogs, food, alcohol and the occasional cigarette.
Sounds Like: People say anything from Tommy Bolin to Joe Pass ... ? You tell me.
Record Label: "not for re-sale use"

My Blog

20 Quarter Inch Jacks

At the beginning of this year I was 1/20th of a 20 piece electric guitar ensemble."20 1/4 inch jacks" by Canadian composer Tim Brady.It's pretty modern and very beautiful. It was also a BLAST to work ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 20:09:00 GMT

A "Review" ????

So I’ve actually gotten a  ’review’  of my CD - the Ken Lasaine Trio - in an actual printed magazine. I know, go figure?  The magazine is ’TAPEOP’ and the ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:26:00 GMT

New Year’s stuff - it’s raining in So. Cal. Yea!

Ok. No more Xmas stuff. On to the new year - of which I don't really know what it will be bringing. Some new and recurring projects: Norweigen singer Theresa Ulvan, New and ongoing Bill Barrett projec...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:49:00 GMT

Xmas songs

I love Christmas songs! All good jews do. Hell, we wrote some of the best ones. Am I allowed to say "hell" in a christmas blog? Anyway, every year I pick one to do an arrangement of. This year it's "h...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:50:00 GMT

Tommy Bolin project done.

Tommy Bolin project available through website of Russell Bizzettwww.russellbizzett.comLots of good guitar - me, Mike Miller, Nels Cline and Seth Blumberg.
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:31:00 GMT

What's up with me this week ...

So the Mark Mclain record is almost done. He's in my "top" friends and you can check out some pre-release mixes. They sound good, and I almost don't hate what I played.The Tommy Bolin project is about...
Posted by on Fri, 18 May 2007 15:38:00 GMT

Tommy Bolin project

Finished up a Tommy Bolin "tribute" record. It was an honor to be asked to do it. russell bizette, wayne peet, steuart leibig. I have no idea when it will be available.
Posted by on Fri, 04 May 2007 21:05:00 GMT

Ken Lasaine Trio - 1st among thieves

So if you live in L.A. you will at least have had any car you've owned broken into, if not stolen, multiple times. I'm no exception ... in fact I'm the rule. Every auto I've owned has been broken into...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:58:00 GMT

continuing on ...

Still some continued recording of the "dirty harry" game soundtrack.More Jane St.Clair guitar overdubs.Working in a new singer with Ghost Town - Erin Sullivan.Starting a new Bill Barrett project, as a...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:36:00 GMT

st.clair session

Overdubs for Jane St.Clair. Week of jan. 8th.Elec guitar, E-bow, maybe some nylon string.Other musicians: Danny Frankel, Nedra Wheeler, Alan Pasqua.
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:01:00 GMT