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Second Movement

Groove-driven jazz-funk from NYC

About Me


It’s no coincidence that Second Movement’s music was recently described as being “designed to illicit movement and not suited for the faint hearted.” After all, the band’s mission is to create a danceable environment.
New York City’s Second Movement ( www.secondmovement.com ) began its journey into groove-driven jazz-funk in 2003. Having headlined festivals, colleges and clubs along the East Coast, the band has emerged as an energetic and original voice within the jazz and jamband scenes.
Second Movement is serious about its music – and critics are noticing. Recent reviews of the band’s 2005 eponymous debut album have yielded such comments as “a wide and varied statement that personifies the idea of jazz funk” and “succeeds in providing fresh new material for those who long for that hard-driving funky taste of jazz. Loud, boisterous and bursting with energy…”
The music also exists on film. In the summer of 2006, the band was asked to score an independent film for Nebali Productions. Over the course of two weeks, the band wrote, rehearsed and recorded eight tracks for the film “30.” While each track fits perfectly with the storyline, the feel is distinctly Second Movement.
Critical acclaim aside, these cats should be heard and experienced in a live setting. The compositional detail, the rhythmic focus, the burning solos – everything you hear on the recordings take on an even greater intensity during their live shows. The result is deeply gratifying, if not ecstatic – an exchange of positive, creative energies on a fundamental human level.

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Member Since: 4/24/2006
Band Website: secondmovement.com
Band Members: Thomas Shaw - Fender Rhodes
Matthew Tredwell - Drums
Heath Walton - Tenor Saxophone
Joe Young - Guitar
Kyle Nix - Bass

Indie film "30" with an original score by Second Movement

Type of Label: None

My Blog

2M on the front of HybridMagazine.com

Jon Murray from HybridMagazine conducted a detailed review of our LP...I have to admit; the album cover threw me off. I never would have pegged Second Movement as a jazz-funk combo based on their coll...
Posted by Second Movement on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:52:00 PST

Bud Kopman Calls 2M "Supremely Funky"

From AllAboutJazz.com:Second Movement, the eponymous release by this supremely funky band, is a love-in for the jazzer who likes to move to the groove, even if only at times. Put this disc on your pla...
Posted by Second Movement on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:38:00 PST

Photos, Audio & Recap of 1/31/07 Show

Photos, audio and a recap of our set at The Saint (Asbury Park, NJ) on January 31, 2007 can be seen at Chris Paul's archives....
Posted by Second Movement on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:32:00 PST

An "oh so very funky" CD review

Brad Walseth of JazzChicago.net posted this review today:Oh so funky, so very funky - this gem of an album from a young group of NYC musicians starts off with the very inaccurately named "Featherweigh...
Posted by Second Movement on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:56:00 PST

eJazzNews CD Review

Edward Blanco of eJazzNews.com posted this review yesterday:Second Movement is the new self-titled debut album by five New York-based musicians playing a jazz-funk style of jazz that..s geared to shak...
Posted by Second Movement on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:59:00 PST

JazzReview.com CD Review

Here's another great review of our CD, as written by Sheldon T. Nunn of JazzReview.com:The exploration of jazz comes in many unique flavors and styles, one of which is a phenomenon known as jazz funk....
Posted by Second Movement on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:57:00 PST

Muse's Muse CD Review

Chip Withrow of Muse's Muse recently posted the following review of our first CD:Maybe I just don..t look and listen in the right places, but I don..t hear enough funk. So it..s karmic when a disc lik...
Posted by Second Movement on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:54:00 PST

AllAboutJazz.com CD Review

Today's front page of AllAboutJazz.com includes a very positive review of our first album, "Second Movement," written by Mark F. Turner.The cover artwork on Second Movement..s debut, showing a jovial ...
Posted by Second Movement on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:06:00 PST

2M is on the Air

"Featherweight," the first track from 2M's debut LP, was played on Sept. 25 on "The Upper Room with Joe Kelley" on WVOF 88.5 FM (Fairfield, CT). 2M was also put into rotation on the show's Live365.com...
Posted by Second Movement on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 02:59:00 PST

2M Completes Recording of "30" Film Score

After two weeks of writing and rehearsing, Second Movement recently entered the studio and completed the recording of eight songs to be used as the original score for the independent film "30."Produce...
Posted by Second Movement on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:58:00 PST