Short Statement:
Seattle, WA. Wednesday, May 11th, 2016, Nectar Lounge - The Westsound Reunion is an annual event held on or near the second weekend of May to assemble and celebrate the work and works of members of the Westsound Recording Cooperative, also known as The Westsound Union.
This collective of musicians perform and improvise over original, rudimentary and minimalist works conceived by Lucky Brown, the soulfunk alterego of Joel Ricci, itinerant composer, trumpet player, and metaphysicist. These 'tunes' are offered as vehicles for the various individual interpretations by the artists of the union, while simultaneously presenting in performance a reflection of a functioning and flourishing collective ecstatic ceremony/ritual.
Longer Statement:
Seattle, WA. Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 - Lucky Brown & The Westsound Union, a collective of funk, soul, rhythm & blues, and jazz musicians from the greater West Seattle area are descending upon their fifth annual Westsound Reunion at Fremont's Nectar Lounge. The Westsound Union is the group of musicians whose members work in various dance band and roots rhythm projects around Seattle including but not limited to Polyrhythmics, The Funk Revolution, Rippin' Chicken, The Unsinkable Heavies, Cecil Moses & The S.G.'s, and The Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra. http://westsound.
More specifically, The Westsound Union is a culture creator that attracts a musician who uses their talents to explore, seek, grow, push limits, experiment and above all continue the search for a new groove, a new tone, and a new feeling.
Since 2007, their label, Westsound Recording Cooperative, has been licensing original music to Tramp Records, a boutique European deepfunk tastemaker specializing in vinyl re-issues of little-known global soul, funk, jazz and R&B artists. This summer, the collective will launch "I Believe in Love," a new and exciting collaboration with Polyrhythmics.
Lucky Brown has been called "Deep Funk Pioneer" by many a maven in Europe, a title that can be applied to all the members of The Westsound Union. Folks who come out to this show can be assured that the particular combinations of people, sounds, rhythms, moods, and moves may have never happened before, and will never happen again - until maybe next year's Westsound Reunion!
It is Lucky Brown's intention to entertain, demonstrate, and humbly explore the funk idiom handed down from artist to artist in an unbroken lineage that has it's source with the revolutionary innovations of James Brown among others. The Westsound Union also draws inspiration from (while paying homage to) such luminous artists as Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, Mulatu Astake and their respective disciples, who, among many others, gave birth, breath and breadth to this powerful form.
The Westsound Union strives to faithfully continue the conversation and evoke the participation of a gathering of like and different minded individuals who also hunger for authenticity, integrity, truth, and freedom of self expression through music, speech and body movement.
Statement about the participants:
Unsinkable Heavies: Reunion staples, the Heavies will be returning to offer their particular brand of musical alchemy at this year's Westsound Reunion! Come join members of Polyrhythmics as they weave you a web of sonic silk and dazzle you with their licks!DJ Dave McRaw: Eminent drummer for soul phenoms The True Loves, Dr. David McGraw selects an all 45rpm vinyl freestyle set from the cream of his collection for your pleasure.
Lucky Brown & His Band: Lucky will assemble the group that has been doing a steady 'Last Wednesday' residency at the Seamonster Lounge in Wallingford for the past five months, and then conduct the band (and the audience) as they plumb the depths of rhythm, vibe, mode, mood, groove, spirit and soul collectively.
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: A unique 60's & 70's true-school vintage soul trio with the delicious sonority of the hammond B3 mixed with lilting guitar lines, chopping rhythm, & old school style pocket drumming. This combo is gently tearing up the town and can be described in one word: Taste.
The Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra: Will present for the first time since last year on stage current and new members of the Westsound Union performing simultaneously all brand new compositions written by Lucky Brown while living just outside of Austin, Texas last summer.
This collective of musicians perform and improvise over original, rudimentary and minimalist works conceived by Lucky Brown, the soulfunk alterego of Joel Ricci, itinerant composer, trumpet player, and metaphysicist. These 'tunes' are offered as vehicles for the various individual interpretations by the artists of the union, while simultaneously presenting in performance a reflection of a functioning and flourishing collective ecstatic ceremony/ritual.
Longer Statement:
Seattle, WA. Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 - Lucky Brown & The Westsound Union, a collective of funk, soul, rhythm & blues, and jazz musicians from the greater West Seattle area are descending upon their fifth annual Westsound Reunion at Fremont's Nectar Lounge. The Westsound Union is the group of musicians whose members work in various dance band and roots rhythm projects around Seattle including but not limited to Polyrhythmics, The Funk Revolution, Rippin' Chicken, The Unsinkable Heavies, Cecil Moses & The S.G.'s, and The Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra. http://westsound.
More specifically, The Westsound Union is a culture creator that attracts a musician who uses their talents to explore, seek, grow, push limits, experiment and above all continue the search for a new groove, a new tone, and a new feeling.
Since 2007, their label, Westsound Recording Cooperative, has been licensing original music to Tramp Records, a boutique European deepfunk tastemaker specializing in vinyl re-issues of little-known global soul, funk, jazz and R&B artists. This summer, the collective will launch "I Believe in Love," a new and exciting collaboration with Polyrhythmics.
Lucky Brown has been called "Deep Funk Pioneer" by many a maven in Europe, a title that can be applied to all the members of The Westsound Union. Folks who come out to this show can be assured that the particular combinations of people, sounds, rhythms, moods, and moves may have never happened before, and will never happen again - until maybe next year's Westsound Reunion!
It is Lucky Brown's intention to entertain, demonstrate, and humbly explore the funk idiom handed down from artist to artist in an unbroken lineage that has it's source with the revolutionary innovations of James Brown among others. The Westsound Union also draws inspiration from (while paying homage to) such luminous artists as Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, Mulatu Astake and their respective disciples, who, among many others, gave birth, breath and breadth to this powerful form.
The Westsound Union strives to faithfully continue the conversation and evoke the participation of a gathering of like and different minded individuals who also hunger for authenticity, integrity, truth, and freedom of self expression through music, speech and body movement.
Statement about the participants:
Unsinkable Heavies: Reunion staples, the Heavies will be returning to offer their particular brand of musical alchemy at this year's Westsound Reunion! Come join members of Polyrhythmics as they weave you a web of sonic silk and dazzle you with their licks!DJ Dave McRaw: Eminent drummer for soul phenoms The True Loves, Dr. David McGraw selects an all 45rpm vinyl freestyle set from the cream of his collection for your pleasure.
Lucky Brown & His Band: Lucky will assemble the group that has been doing a steady 'Last Wednesday' residency at the Seamonster Lounge in Wallingford for the past five months, and then conduct the band (and the audience) as they plumb the depths of rhythm, vibe, mode, mood, groove, spirit and soul collectively.
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: A unique 60's & 70's true-school vintage soul trio with the delicious sonority of the hammond B3 mixed with lilting guitar lines, chopping rhythm, & old school style pocket drumming. This combo is gently tearing up the town and can be described in one word: Taste.
The Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra: Will present for the first time since last year on stage current and new members of the Westsound Union performing simultaneously all brand new compositions written by Lucky Brown while living just outside of Austin, Texas last summer.
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