Progressive rock meets jazz fusion on this debut CD by a phenomenal Chapman Stick player.

11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Progressive Rock, JAZZ: Jazz Fusion



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In June of 1999 Chapman Stick player Greg Howard went to Holland to teach a Stick course in Leeuwarden which had been arranged by bassist and Stick player Jan van Olffen. Jan asked Hubert Heeringa and Jan Wolfkamp to join them for a performance and the new Greg Howard Band was born. Greg's excitement about the band's sound led him back to Holland several more times to record with the group, and guest saxophonist Louis Geritts. Their debut CD, Lift, was released in December of 2000. The band performs occasionally in Europe and North America.

More about Lift

Hubert Heeringa - saxophones and electronic wind instrument - From Leeuwarden, Holland, has performed and recorded in diverse ensembles including the pop band Ten Sharp, singer René Froger, Jenny Arean, Sister Sledge, Jocelyn Brown, Rocky Harrell, Jan Akkerman (from the band Focus), The Three Degrees and Cirque du Soleil.
Jan van Olffen plays 5-string fretted and fretless electric basses. A resident of Leeuwarden, Holland, Jan has a degree from the Music Academie, Groningen. A busy sideman in numerous rock and jazz groups in Holland, he has performed and recorded with such notables as the Dennis Franke Band, Jan Akkerman, Robert Long, Jenny Arean and Sister Sledge.
Jan Wolfkamp - Drums/loops - of Dalfsen, Holland, studied classical percussion and jazz at the Conservatorium, Zwolle. He has performed in numerous theater music productions, including Robert Long and Jenny Arean, as the regular drummer for the big band Body Check, and as a guest with the New Percussion Group, Amsterdam and Cesar Zuiderwyk (drummer of the band Golden Earring). Pads Alloud, his solo project, has released two CDs, Pads Alloud!, and Pads Alloud in Art, and he has performed at the Slagwerkdag and Paradiso van Slag, and Drumversum Festivals. He is currently performing in a percussion duo with vibraphonist Ben Gerritsen.
Greg Howard - One of the leading performers on The Chapman Stick in the world today, Greg has released nine CDs on his own Espresso recording label, toured all over North America, Western Europe and Japan. He has performed and recorded with the Dave Matthews Band, John D'earth, Tim Reynolds and many other musicians. Greg is the only member of the band based in the US. For more about Greg see www.greghoward.com.