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Snaggle

Active since: January 31, 1991

Often been described by media as “Canada’s answer to Snarky Puppy” Snaggle is a 6 piece Toronto-based jazz-funk ensemble which has a unique sound that can be likened to a cross between ‘Miles Davis’ and ‘Rage Against the Machine’. This newest addition to the Browntasauras Records artist roster takes influences from a wide variety of musical sources including funk, rock, metal, and classical and contextualizes them within the improvisational and spontaneous elements of the jazz tradition. As a result the band has developed an exploratory and melodically driven sound that incorporates primal groove qualities more commonly associated with pop and rock. The driving force behind Snaggle has always been one of genre-blurring, cross-pollinated musical experimentation and exploration

The Jazz Thieves

Active since: 2009

The Jazz Thieves, through personal and evocative lyrics, passionate and soulful improvisation, and thoughtful, wide-ranging originals revitalize jazz by reconnecting it to its roots. Inspired by their heroes Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, Bill Withers and Ray Charles, they "steal" the feel, fire and fervor of 70's soul, 50's R&B, church gospel, and Mississippi Delta blues, uniting it with jazz improvisation and imagination.  Their music is a modern exploration of the many stories, voices and styles that comprise and influence jazz. John Gray, the bassist, bandleader, composer, lyricist, and producer of The Jazz Thieves explores these styles in “Brooklyn Elegy”, using them to help tell his story

Blackbird Society Orchestra

Spinntyte

Spinntyte is a Popp'd Out Jazz (tm) group from Richmond, Virginia. We "spin" Pop, Soul, Rock, standards, and more into fresh "tight" Jazz renditions!

Greg Hatza ORGANization

A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Greg Hatza’s musical instincts came to him as early and as naturally as the ability to walk, and he was picking out blues and boogie woogie tunes on the piano around age four before starting formal lessons shortly thereafter. The Hammond B-3 became his life’s obsession as a teenager, when a friend turned him on to records by Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Ray Charles, and Johnny Hammond Smith. His first professional gig on the instrument came when he was 16, with the Frankie Scott Trio, where he played around small towns in central Pennsylvania. Because there were no jazz organ instructors at the time, Greg was largely self-taught, picking up most of his insider knowledge from the organ players at jam sessions at a local club called the Grand Hotel

Les Rhinoceros

Hailing from New York/Washington, DC area, Les Rhinocéros delivers a crazy world in sound, blending aspects of rock, world music, noise, ambient and jazz. Described as "world music from a country that doesn't exist", the group was formed in 2008 by bassist and composer Michael Coltun and has developed since then into an intense and wildly imaginative group that takes music to its extremes. Emotional, minimalistic, intense and grooving, this is music that goes beyond imagination to the edges of sanity. Les Rhinocéros has released 3 albums (to date) on John Zorn's Tzadik Label: Les Rhinocéros (2011), Les Rhinocéros II (2013), and Les Rhinocéros III (2015)

Common Quartet

Common Quartet began as a band of friends in Brooklyn, hosting a weekly jam session in the culturally vibrant neighborhood of Bed-Stuy. Coming together every Monday to workshop original music and host the jam session has been a unifying ritual for the band and its audience. Their freshman release, "The Hive", featuring Steve Cardenas, is a product of that ritual, and a mile marker in a creative process that continues to evolve and flourish. The album title, "The Hive", is no accident. The music conveys an energetic and collective effort. The compositions are extremely varied in their style and mood, combining standards and lyrical original compositions in a modern presentation of the jazz tradition

Asleep At The Wheel

Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia[1] and is based in Austin, Texas. The band has won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception, released over twenty albums, and has charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest-charting single, "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read", peaked at No. 10 in 1975.

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Ainavisti

Active since: 2013

In year 2013, three great musicians met for the first time and played a musical suite - Ainavas (Landscapes) composed by Edgars Cirulis. Thusly Edgars Cirulis Trio was born, which later became Lark's Landscapers and finally just Landscapers (Ainavisti). After two years of playing, rehearsing and adding more members to the core of the band. Ainavisti boldly stepped into the Sound Division studios and under the supervision of Ivars Ozols to record their debut album "Ainavisti -". Ainavisti perform original compositions which contain influences from very wide variety of music dialects and languages