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Wayward Monks

Psychedelic Jazz & Prog Rock

About Me

The Wayward Monks play a unique mixture of instrumental jazz, new age, and psychedelic rock. Named after medieval Buddhist monks who strayed from the correct path to enlightenment and were reincarnated as goats, the Monks are a real breath of fresh air on the local jazz and rock scene. Dan Zalles' guitar and trumpet lines weave their way around Mike Disch's compelling bass grooves, Jason Ravitz's organ and piano textures, and Jeremy DeGroot's colorful and steady drumming. --East Bay Daily News (Jan 26, 2006)

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Member Since: 4/16/2006
Band Website: soundclick.com/waywardmonks
Band Members: Dan Zalles -- Guitars, Trumpet; Jeremy deGroot -- drums; Jason Ravitz -- keyboards; Mike Disch -- bass;
Influences: Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Chick Corea, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Santana, Jeff Beck, King Crimson, Miles Davis, Phish
Sounds Like: ...nobody you've ever heard before
Record Label: Gistra
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Polyunsaturated - Wins Honor Award, Great American Song Contest

Polyunsaturated has won an Honor Award for instrumental song in the 8th Annual Great American Song Contest....
Posted by Wayward Monks on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:48:00 PST

Wayward Monks Concert (MP3): thanks Mikey Good Time!

Mikey was kind enough to post this recording of our recent Starry Plough show.   Enjoy a wade through the stream...(MP3 file)...
Posted by Wayward Monks on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:20:00 PST

Wayward Monks Concert Video - YouTube

Here is some video of an old Plough show.Thanks PuppyLim for posting this!Wayward Monks on YouTube - Videos ...
Posted by Wayward Monks on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:32:00 PST