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General Info
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Genre: Blues / Classic Rock
Location Flemington, US
Profile Views: 18965
Last Login: 9/28/2010
Member Since 5/13/2005
Website www.bassboardsmusic.com
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ....The Story of The BassBoards.... .. (pronounced "..Base.. Boards"...we're not a fishing group)... .. Many years ago, in the heart of Mesopotamia, there once lived...skip ahead...skip ahead... .. ..The BassBoards.. (from "bass" and "keyboards" so it's pronounced base-boards…no, we're not a fishing organization…) is a blues, blues/rock and jazz band consisting of up to twelve members at a time, including a five-piece horn section and exceptional vocalists, each one an experienced player and an excellent musician, eager to showcase their talents. The BassBoards have played at many venues such as Havana, The Union Hotel, Orphan Annie’s and Crossroads as well as having provided special performances for the Townships of Dunellen, Flemington, Bound Brook, North Brunswick and Bridgewater. Band Members have also performed in well known clubs such as The Bitter End in New York City, The Main Point in Philadelphia and Shanghai Jazz in Madison, NJ, as well as Elizabeth’s, 59 Bank Street, The Boxcar and Red’s in Connecticut. .. The BassBoards officially began in the summer of 2004, although its roots go a lot further back. John Caruana and Greg Lagana, the two music nuts who put this band together, are, in fact, cousins "by marriage" since John's first wife Susan was Greg's "first cousin". These two guys have known each other since the '60s but their friendship and collaboration on a number of projects didn't flourish until they met at a relative's funeral in 1984...a rather inauspicious place for a new beginning. .. Computers and music connected the two for many years until Greg convinced John to attend The National Guitar Workshop in New Milford, CT with him and spend a week playing The Blues...Greg on keyboards and John on bass guitar. Two years later, at the NGW Blues Summit in 2004, the boys were inundated with requests from individual guitarists to back them up onstage at the workshop as well as be the rhythm section for their common gig at the famed Bitter End club in New York City that August. .. This "popularity" convinced them that a new kind of band could be formed, one that revolved around drums, keys and bass instead of lead guitarists and "front men". Once John's daughter Kate was brought on board to sing a lot of the lead vocals in January of 2005, the BassBoards started to get noticed. Now with Jessica Lyn Smith on vocals, and a full 5-piece horn section in place, there are very few bands out there with the power and talent to match what The BassBoards can deliver to a live audience. .. The BassBoards is intended to be a unique repertory band, one in which the rhythm section comprises the core of the outfit while guitars, harp, horns, vocals, etc. are all scalable to the occasion. At this writing, 12 talented musicians plus Guest Artists Kate Weber and Keith Csolak. We can perform any kind of rock, blues and jazz selections in cocktail hour settings, small parties, large gatherings or huge outdoor events. Anywhere from 3 to 12 excellent musicians can be at your disposal in a heartbeat... .. Take some time and listen to the music...you'll get the idea of what we're all about real quick... .. -
Members
.. ...... .. ..Mike Wolf.... (Band Leader, Trombone, Tuba, Standup & Electric Bass).... ..Greg Lagana.... (Keyboards, Vocals, Songwriter).... ..Alan Conover.... (Drums).... ..Mike Machnik.... (Lead Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter).... ..Mike Alferman.... (Tenor/Alto Saxes, PA Engineer, Vocals).... ..Adam Wolf.... (Baritone Sax, Bass).... ..Jessica Lyn Smith.... (Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar).... ..Ed Ronco.... (Tenor/Alto/Soprano Saxes, Clarinet, Vocals).... ..Steve Dribbon.... (Trumpet).... ..Jim Hindle.... (Keyboards).... ..Al Sharavsky.... (Mouth Harp, Vocals).... ..Keith Csolak.... (Drums, Percussion).... .. ..For a bigger picture of the band as well as some more information on our members, please check out the ....Members of the Band ....blog over on the right side of the page... ..For booking information, please click on the link for our ..Band Website.., above, and email us directly from the ..Contact Us.. Page..... .. .. .. .. Featured Video!!! .. .. .. ....A BassBoards Sampler.... - Clips from recent performances of the band VERSION 3 will give you a good idea of the range and depth of The BassBoards. (Band Version 4 videos are better than ever and on the way!!!) Enjoy... Remember... MORE VIDEOS ARE ON THE VIDS LINK ABOVE!!! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -
Influences
..All Blues styles including delta, chicago and texas plus modern blues, blues/rock, blues/jazz fusion and good time honkeytonk. Song catalog includes numbers from Muddy Waters, BB King, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Albert King, Buddy Guy and many others. Blues/Rock tunes range from Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, all the way through Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Steview Ray Vaughan, Joe Cocker, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen. Original blues compositions are also performed... .. -
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