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fuses elements of hip hop, funk, experimental, samples and dub. Layers of beats, guitar and bass mesh with lyrics and samples creating a heavy freestyle groove. You will feel the interaction of improvisational prowess from the rhymes of MicBlake and Lexxx Luthor, Lex Razon's beats, Angeline Saris's bass, and the jazz guitar of Sanford Barnett. |
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has been rapping since the age of 12. He got his start battle rapping on the school yard of Willard Junior High School in Berkeley, California. During that time, Lexxx began playing with the ground breaking funk soul hip hop jazz band The Mofessional’s, playing to sold out crowds throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
After high school, Lexxx took a break from the Bay Area music scene and traveled around North America. He reemerged in 2000 and started making music with his long time friend and mentor C.B. of the legendary acid jazz group Alphabet Soup and The Mofessionals.
In 2001, Lexxx became a full time member of the Soup, playing along side saxophonist Kenny Brooks and legendary drummer Jay Lane.
In 2003, Lexxx started sitting in with the until-then instrumental band, Raw Deluxe, and has recorded he groups last two albums with them. Lexxx began playing with Bay Area Latin-funk group Vinyl in 2007, and joined Calmodee in 2008. Through all of his many projects, Lexxx continues to develop his kryptonotic skills as he and fellow leaves crowds in a state of pure Lexxxtacy. |
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has been a prominent figure in the Bay Area hip-hop community since his days at Berkeley High.
Though out the years, Blake has been involved with a number of groundbreaking groups hailing from the Bay Area, such as the Broun Fellini’s, Bop City, Alphabet Soup, Raw Deluxe, and Vinyl.
Between being featured on BET and touring across the globe, Mic Blake has had the opportunity to cross paths with artists whose cross genre and generations and include: Angel, Guru, Brooklyn Funk Essential, Mingus Amungus, The Mo’ Fessionals, Groove Collective, The Roots, Queen Latifa, Jru the Damaga, War, Primus, and Charlie Hunter, among others. |
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has been playing drums since the age of 10. While in high school, he developed his skills playing with friends and listening to records. It wasn’t until college that he began studying percussion under Professor Eugene Novotney and later with legendary Jazz drummer Eddie Marshall.
In 1996, Lex became a founding member of the Bay Area Latin-Funk band, Vinyl. He has had the opportunity to record and perform with Les Claypool and founding member of P-funk Bernie Worrell. Since the band's incarnation, they have toured the United States, Mexico and Canada.
In 2008, Lex founded Calmodee. Alongside Vinyl and Calmodee, he is involved in other bands in the East Bay, Marin and San Francisco. Lex also teaches drums at A Drummers Tradition in San Rafael Ca. |
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began playing guitar at age 9. Raised in a musically supportive family he began formal lessons at age 10. During his High School years he studied at D.C.I. in Manhattan. He went on to earn his B.A. in Jazz Studies from Sonoma State University under the late Mel Graves. After College he went on to Cal Arts to earn his M.A. in Jazz Studies under Larry Koons.
Sanford has always worked as a local musician on jazz gigs in clubs and at private settings. He has been a member of several band including Surreal, Skull Funk, Jon Korty Trio, Calmodee, and his own Sanford Barnett Trio/Quartet.
He has performed at the Fillmore Jazz Festival in 2007, and was the main booking agent for the festival in 2008.
Today Sanford enjoys teaching and performing in the Bay Area. |
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Before turning her bass hobby into a full-time gig, Angeline was on the path to be a lawyer. After finishing her undergrad in pre-law at UC Berkeley, fate intervened. “It was literally an epiphany. The sun broke through the clouds, shone in on me and I thought ‘I’m not supposed to be a lawyer. I’m supposed to play music.’ After that moment, there was no ignoring it.
She soon began studying with bassist Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake, Lyrics Born). Last year, Angeline also received an opportunity that would land on the top of any bass player’s list: a lesson with Victor Wooten. “I’ve looked up to him since I started playing in my high school jazz band. To finally take a lesson and just hang out was one of the best moments of my life.”
Most recently, her reputation has merited strong interest from both Third Eye Blind and rock power trio Into the Presence, featuring Tim Alexander (Primus) and guitar virtuoso Luis Maldonado (Glenn Hughes).
Angeline now works as a fulltime freelance bassist. Playing in groups whose stylistic range include rock, jazz, funk, R&B, Cuban, metal, flamenco, hip hop and rockabilly has made her one of the busiest bassists in the SF Bay. The Filllmore, Yoshis, Slims, Great American Music Hall and the annual SF Grammy’s are just a few of the stages she’s rocked out on since her debut on the scene.
Angeline is proudly endorsed by Eden Amplification and MONO cases.
To learn more, please visit her website at: AngelineSaris.com
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