An energetic and intimate live take on their signature jazz/funk sound. Featuring music released on their debut album and brand new tracks.

11 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Jazz-Funk, URBAN/R&B: Funk

Show all album songs: 4 Songs


Details:
Pocket Change is a seven-piece funk project based in Seattle, Washington. With an updated funk sound described as a blend of Soulive and Tower of Power, P-Change has enjoyed great success as a band that can get audiences up and moving. Since the release of their self-titled debut album in September 2006, Pocket Change has created a buzz with their high level of musical ability, incredible stage energy, and deep groove.

Pocket Change has received radio play on KEXP, KSER, and internet radio stations across the US and Europe. Their first album was featured on CDBaby.com's front page, and received a glowing review after earning top spots on their Editor's Picks lists in the Funk and Jazz Fusion genres.

Their second album, 4, is a compilation of intimate and energetic live recordings of old and new Pocket Change material. Recorded on six seperate dates at Seattle venues, 4 features stripped down arrangements of P-Change tunes played by different quartets from the seven-piece line-up.

The members of P-Change are all intensely focused jazz, funk, and fusion musicians who thrive on bringing their formal musical training and creative talent to the dance floor. Drummer Tarik Abouzied and bassist Jake Amster have developed the kind of pocket that funk and jazz audiences have come to know and love. Along with guitarist Cameron Peace and keyboardist Tim Wright, they provide the support and energy that trumpeter Scott Morning, alto saxophonist Art Brown, and tenor saxophonist Andrew Swanson need behind virtuosic solos and fiery horn lines.

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"We get about 100 albums a DAY coming in here now, (about 100,000 total), and yours is one of the best I've ever heard." - Derek Sivers, owner/founder of CD Baby

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"Featuring a distinct 3 piece horn section, guitar that sits back but steps up when needed, and a Fender Rhodes that is functionally holding it all together, the resulting sound manages to be classic but not dated. Fans of mid-70's mainstays like The Headhunters and Tower of Power will find these instrumental jams right up their alley..." - CD Baby Editor Review

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"...a squeaky tight rhythm section, and some of the best soloing around, Pocket Change slams you through a crash course in hot, sweaty funk-mania...a solid case for being worthy keepers of the jazz/funk legacy..." - Steve Ward 90.7FM KSER Everett

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"Pocket Change is a hot young septet raised on funk and fusion, assiduously dedicated to bringing the core strands of primal jazz through these forms...Man, these guys are exciting!" - Tom Peterson, Victory Review

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