Member Since: 2/1/2005
Band Website: schatzymusic.com
Band Members: Over the past several years the line up has included a rotating cast of the finest musicians New Orleans has to offer--- Matt Swiller, Drums (Chavarie, Beth Patterson). Dave James Guitar (Dirty Mouth, Quite Contrary, The Festers, Foot and Freinds, Dave James & the Dave Jamers). Helen Gillet, Cello (Wazozoo, James Singleton Quartet, The Opera, Hapy Talk, Clint Maedgen, Frenchmen St String Quartet,etc). Alex McMurray, guitar (Tin Men, Royal Fingerbowl, 007, The Happy Talk Band, ingrid Lucia, Duran Duran, Banana Rama), Doug Garrison on Drums (The Iguanas, 007, The Happy Talk Band), Dave Stover on Bass, (Jonno, Bad mayo, The Festers, Hall and Oats), Greg Schatz, Piano (Keyboards) & or Accordion & Lead Vocals plus whatnot......................................... ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------- The Original Schatzy band included, Jeremy Lyons on guitar and vocals (The Deltabilly Boys, Hank Williams, Son House, The Sisters Sledge), Paul Santopadre on drums (Co Co Robichaux, The song Dogs, Johnny Cash, Matchbox 20, The Detabilly Boys etc.)............ ............................................................ ....................................................... ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------The band has also included: Steve Calandra on bass (Morning Forty Federation, Egg Yolke Jubeliee, The Happy talk Band, Panorama jazz Band, Bingo, 5 card stud, Black Jack), Jonothan Freilich on guitar (New Orleans Klemer allstars, 007), Shani Katz on Bass (Jesse Moore, Gypsy Blue), Simon Lott Drums (Charlie Hunter, Friends of Gravity, Brian Cougan, etc.),Joe Cabral on Bass (The Iguanas, 007), Chris Davis on drums (King James, All that) . Apearences on record inlude Joe Cabral on Sax, Matt Rhody on Fiddle (The Hot Club of New Orleans), Molly Pate on French Horn (Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra), Freddy Omar Vocals (Freddy Omar Consu Band)....................................................... ...................................................... ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------Brooklyn Live shows often feature, Scott Murchison Drums (Chicken Missile, Honky squonk Duo), Martin Urbach Drums (James singleton, 3 now 4) , Brian Seeger Guitar ( Gentilly Groove Masters, Davell Crawford), Casandra Faulcaner Bass (Gentilly Groove Masters, Charmaine Neville), Parish Ellis on Guitar (the Wyos, the Velmeers), Joe Bass on Bass (The Wyos, The Velmeers, The Beard), Sarah Alden on fiddle (The Luminescent Orchestrii, The Velmeers) and Rima fand on Fiddle, (The Luminescent Orchesrtrii, The Hungry March Band, The Velmeers), and others. Rob Wagner, (R.W. Trio, New Orleans Klezmer allstars, TV Miniseries), Mike Lenore Bass, (Happy Talk Band)....................................................... .......................................................... ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Maybe one day you!
Influences: Howard Armstrong, The Kinks, Prince, Randy Newman, Leadbelly, Irving Berlin, the Memphis Jugband, Edith Piaf, Hank Williams, Sun House, The Rolling Stones, Tom Waits, The Holly Modal Rounders, Your Mama.
Sounds Like: your mama!
Record Label: Hot Spazz Records
Type of Label: Indie