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Jacob Cole

Ro Sham Beaux: Ro Sham Beaux

by Dave Wayne
May 4, 2012

Most jazz tunes are arranged in a certain way: head, solos, head. It's a valid and useful way to present improvised musical ideas based on a theme or chord progression. The head can be a simple melody or a convoluted riot of contrasting harmonies and tempi. Rock or pop songs are constructed differently: verse, chorus, verse, ...

Rockin’ Indie Jazz or Jazzy Funk Rock? By Any Name Boston’s Ro Sham Beaux Isn’t Playing Games

March 13, 2012

Self-Titled March 13 Release on Red Piano Records The time-tested hand game known as Ro Sham Beau is hard to beat as a quick and efficient method for settling disputes. But the Boston band Ro Sham Beaux seems more likely to start arguments than to end them. Is this a jazzy indie rock combo, a slinky ...