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Garaj Mahal - More Mr. Nice Guy, Plus a Bonus from Fareed Haque! (2010)
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Something Else!
By PicoRight about a year and a half ago, jam band extraordinaire Garaj Mahal wowed us with their nimble, creative offering w00t, which made 2008's “Best Of" list of fusion records, and contained a killer track I thought topped all other songs in the fusion jazz category. Now in their tenth year of existence, this quartet of jazz-rock-world music maestros recently followed up with another CD More Mr. Nice Guy (on sale since March 9), an album that ...
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Moog Music Presents Garaj Mahal's "Discovery", Showcasing the Moog Guitar
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
DISCOVERY: Garaj Mahal and Fareed Haque Present The Moog Guitar When top musicians play innovative instruments, magic happens ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March, 2010) - Take the guitar considered by many to be the most innovative instrument of the decade; put it in the hands of a musical visionary and you're sure to embark on a voyage of discovery. Moog Music did just that and the soundtrack to this musical journey has been captured on a new CD titled DISCOVERY, Garaj Mahal ...
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Garaj Mahal's "More MR. Nice Guy" Released on Owl Studios
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
There is always something new and progressive coming from Garaj Mahal. Featuring guitar and sitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, world-renowned bass master and educator Kai Eckhardt, gospel-inspired funky jazz keyboardist Eric Levy, and newly-added drummer/vocalist Sean “the Rick" Rickman, Garaj Mahal creates a sound that's always growing and always smoking hot. Since their formation in 2000, Garaj Mahal continues to earn critical acclaim and to grow their fanbase thanks to their ability to deliver serious “shut-up-and-listen" grooves while simultaneously bringing the ...
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Jazz This Week: Oliver Lake Organ Trio with Russell Gunn, Garaj Mahal, Funky Butt Brass Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
We're heading into the proverbial holiday home stretch of 2009, and though some local music venues have gone dormant for the holidays (such as the various university-based concert series) and others are deep into Christmas music to the exclusion of all else, there are still some noteworthy events over the next few days in St. Louis for fans of jazz and creative music. Here's a quick look at some of the highlights:Fittingly for the holiday season, the weekend's ...
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Garaj Mahal Performing at 2720 on Friday, December 18
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The jam/funk/jazz-fusion group Garaj Mahal is returning to St. Louis on Friday, December 18 to perform at 2720, the performance space and gallery recently opened by the production company Loyal Family in a former furniture store at 2720 Cherokee on the south side.Garaj Mahal features guitarist Fareed Haque, bassist Kai Eckhardt, keyboardist Eric Levy and drummer Sean Rickman, who replaced founding member Alan Hertz. St. Louis guitarist Teddy Presberg and his band will open the show.Tickets ...
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NYE with Critters Buggin and Garaj Mahal
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JamBase
New Year's Eve Ball with Critters Buggin, Garaj Mahal & DJ FunkFuzz 12/31/08 Olympia, WA's Historic Capitol Theatre
Critters Buggin Featuring Critters Buggin and Garaj Mahal, two of the West Coast's most progressive and talented bands, as well as artwork from Cascadia's most talented artists, food from the area's top chefs and with Olympia's Historic Capitol Theatre as the setting, the 1st Annual Olympia New Year's Eve Ball is the Northwest's premier NYE show to attend. Artists from ...
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Garaj Mahal:woot
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JamBase
By: Josh Potter
Ah, remember when funky, instrumental music wasn't simply lumped in with other bands that “jammed" and actually got the credit it deserved for all the crazy influences it drew upon? Garaj Mahal does. It's been no secret amongst Mahalics, either, that the San Francisco-Chicago quartet deals in some of the most perplexing arrangements and rubber-burning grooves of any band around. The band's first release since 2005's Blueberry Cave is proof positive.
Woot (released September 9 on Owl ...
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Garaj Mahal Becomes 6th Act Signed To Harmonized Records In 2002
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All About Jazz
Jam Supergroup to Release Several Live CDs on Upstart Label in '03
MEBANE, NC -- Bay Area jazz-jam supergroup GARAJ MAHAL has become the sixth act signed to Harmonized Records, the offshoot label from LEEWAY'S HOME GROWN MUSIC NETWORK, in its first year of operation.
Called “one of the most talked about groups in jazz and jam today" by Mountain Express, GARAJ MAHAL unites one of jazz's most innovative performers, bassist Kai Eckhardt, with acclaimed classical/jazz guitarist Fareed Haque, drummer ...
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