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“bad news botanists will blow your funking mind”
rooted from the soil of Seattle, stems of funk and grunge, blooming modern sounds.
nominated for 2 Golden Ear Awards by Earshot Jazz:
Alt. Jazz Group of the Year & Album of the Year
www.badnewsbotanists.com
Seattle jam band, Bad News Botanists, dives through a mixture of classic funk and soul music with a modern, synth twist, planting a new cool on instrumental music. Brain child of the Botanists, Frank Vitolo, organically formed the group through a series of local jam sessions scattered around the city. Their repertoire is thoughtfully composed to features each individual Botanists and maintain an original sound. This six piece super group is made up of some Seattle's finest musicians. Frank Vitolo (sax), Colin Pulkrabeck (trombone), Andy Short (guitar), Rob Homan (keyboards/synth), Marina Christopher (bass), and Chris Patin (drums). Their diversified styles show extended knowledge of both modern popular music, 90's hip-hop, R&B, grunge, to multiple eras of BAM, bebop and soul. Bypassing the borders of genres and pushing the boundaries of harmonic progression, Bad News Botanists could only come from the rich soil of the Seattle music scene.
rooted from the soil of Seattle, stems of funk and grunge, blooming modern sounds.
nominated for 2 Golden Ear Awards by Earshot Jazz:
Alt. Jazz Group of the Year & Album of the Year
www.badnewsbotanists.com
Seattle jam band, Bad News Botanists, dives through a mixture of classic funk and soul music with a modern, synth twist, planting a new cool on instrumental music. Brain child of the Botanists, Frank Vitolo, organically formed the group through a series of local jam sessions scattered around the city. Their repertoire is thoughtfully composed to features each individual Botanists and maintain an original sound. This six piece super group is made up of some Seattle's finest musicians. Frank Vitolo (sax), Colin Pulkrabeck (trombone), Andy Short (guitar), Rob Homan (keyboards/synth), Marina Christopher (bass), and Chris Patin (drums). Their diversified styles show extended knowledge of both modern popular music, 90's hip-hop, R&B, grunge, to multiple eras of BAM, bebop and soul. Bypassing the borders of genres and pushing the boundaries of harmonic progression, Bad News Botanists could only come from the rich soil of the Seattle music scene.
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