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THE MAGIC BOP

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The Magic Bop are a collective of the north west's finest jazz musicians. Members have performed and recorded with many top producers/artists including: The Cinematic Orchestra, Roots Manuva, Mr Scruff, Fingathing, Nightmares On Wax, DJ Vadim, Aim, Rae & Christian, Super Numeri, Roy Ayres, Lamb, Badly Drawn Boy, Nico, Fila Brazillia, Jon Kennedy and many more.... Get your layout at ..

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Member Since: 25/05/2006
Band Members: MATT HALSALL: TRUMPET, NAT BIRCHALL: TENOR SAX/SOPRANO SAX, MOSS: FLUTE/TENOR SAX/SOPRANO SAX, ROGER WICKHAM: FLUTE/ALTO SAX/TENOR SAX, JOHN ELLIS: PIANO/RHODES, ADAM FAIRHALL: PIANO/RHODES, STUART MCCALLUM: GUITAR, SNEAKY: DOUBLE BASS, JON THORNE: DOUBLE BASS,GAVIN BARRAS: DOUBLE BASS, LUKE FLOWERS: DRUMS, GAZ HUGHES: DRUMS, DANNY WARD: DRUMS, STAN AMBROSE: HARP
Influences: Alice Coltrane, Art Blakey, Arun Ghosh, A Tribe Called Quest, Aim, Augustus Pablo, Bill Evans, Billy Gault, Blue Note, Buddha, Cannonball Adderley, Cecil McBee, Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Cinematic Orchestra, Clifford Jordan, David Axelrod, Dizzy Gillespie, DJ Cam, DJ Krush, DJ Vadim, Donald Byrd, Dorothy Ashby, Dwight Trible, Elan Mehler Quartet, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fela Kuti, Fingathing, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Freddie Hubbard, Gil Evans, Gil Scott-Heron, Gilles Peterson, Herbaliser, Herbie Hancock, Homelife, Impulse Records, Jamie Lidell, Jazzman, Jazztronik, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jimmy Cobb, Jimmy Giuffre, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Jose James, Kid Acne, Kid Koala, King Tubby, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Lamb, Laurent Garnier, Leon Thomas, Luke Vibert, Madlib, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Mara Carlyle, Marvin Gaye, Matthew Herbert, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Mixmaster Mike, Moodymann, Moondog, Mr Scruff, Nicole Conte, Nightmares On Wax, Ninja Tune, Nostalgia 77, Pablo Picasso, Paul Chambers, Plaid, Pepe Bradock, Pharoah Sanders, Prefuse 73, Q-bert, Quantic, Quasimode, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Rashied Ali, Ravi Shankar, Rob Swift, Ron Carter, Roots Manuva, Roy Ayres, Roy Hargrove, RSL, Sahib Shihab, Sleep Walker, Soil & Pimp Sessions, Soul Jazz, Sri Swami Satchidananda, Steve Reich, Steve Reid, St Germain, Sun Ra, Teo Macero, The Beatles, The Funk Brothers, The Sun, The Moon, Theo Parrish, Treva Whateva, Tru Thoughts, Wayne Shorter, Will Barras, Yusef Lateef.
Sounds Like: LIVE JAZZ MUSIC!
Record Label: Gondwana Records
Type of Label: Indie

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NEW ALBUM ON THE WAY!!!

The Magic Bop are currently recording a brand new live jazz album which should be complete in october!!
Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:59:00 GMT