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{{Short description|American jazz ensemble}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Groove Collective
| name = Groove Collective
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| origin = [[New York City]], [[United States]]
| origin = [[New York City]], United States
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| genre = [[jazz-funk]], [[soul music|soul]], [[jazz]], [[Latin music|Latin]], [[disco]]
| genre = [[Jazz-funk]], [[soul music|soul]], [[jazz]], [[Latin music|Latin]], [[disco]]
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| years_active = 1990–present
| years_active = 1990–present
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| associated_acts = [[Repercussions (band)|Repercussions]]
| associated_acts = [[Repercussions (band)|Repercussions]]
| website = [https://www.instagram.com/groovecollectiveofficial/ groovecollective.com]
| website = {{URL|https://www.instagram.com/groovecollectiveofficial/}}
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After witnessing an early show, producer [[Gary Katz]] negotiated the band's signing to [[Reprise Records]], and produced their eponymous debut album in 1993.
After witnessing an early show, producer [[Gary Katz]] negotiated the band's signing to [[Reprise Records]], and produced their eponymous debut album in 1993.


In 1994, they appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation album, ''[[Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool]]'', alongside other prominent jazz artists, [[Herbie Hancock]] and [[Roy Ayers]]. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by ''[[Time Magazine]]''.
In 1994, they appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation album, ''[[Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool]]'', alongside other prominent jazz artists, [[Herbie Hancock]] and [[Roy Ayers]]. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.


They scored two instrumental and adult contemporary hits in 1996 with a cover of [[The Beatles]]' "[[I Want You (She's So Heavy)]]" (US Dance/Club Play #45, US Dance Maxi Singles #23) and "Lift Off" (US R&B/Hip-Hop #73).<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p44782|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles], Allmusic.com</ref>
They scored two instrumental and adult contemporary hits in 1996 with a cover of [[the Beatles]]' "[[I Want You (She's So Heavy)]]" (US Dance/Club Play #45, US Dance Maxi Singles #23) and "Lift Off" (US R&B/Hip-Hop #73).<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p44782|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles], Allmusic.com</ref>


Groove Collective's musical style reflects the wide-ranging backgrounds and interests of its individual members. Commenting on the group's 1996 release, ''We the People,'' critic Michael Casey referred to the numerous influences at work in Groove Collective's sound, specifically the presence of [[Afro pop music|Afro-pop]], [[Latin jazz]], [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], and traditional jazz stylings. This mix is born of the members' varying influences, including [[bebop]], [[funk]], [[old-school hip-hop]] and [[soul music|classic soul]].<ref>Michael Casey, "The Range Finders: Groove Collective Defies Labels," ''Bergen Record'' May 23, 1997, ''ProQuest Platinum,'' Online (November 13, 2007).</ref> Bassist and co-founder Jonathan Maron has acknowledged the importance of a [[Disc jockey|DJ]] aesthetic in the music, stating that "(Groove Collective's) goal has always been to emulate the range of music a DJ plays during the course of the night at a packed club....A great DJ knows the songs that can ignite the room and fill the dance floor. Some of my favorite musical experiences have been in clubs, where you listen and realize how well all of these styles blend together into one big idiom of its own."<ref>Chris Jisi, "King of Clubs: Jonathan Maron & Groove Collective Create Dance Floor Delirium," ''Bass Player'' April 2001: p. 39, ''ProQuest Platinum,'' Online (November 13, 2007).</ref> Central to the group's ethic is its insistence on live instrumentation and its ability to create and sustain grooves for a dance floor audience.
Groove Collective's musical style reflects the wide-ranging backgrounds and interests of its individual members. Commenting on the group's 1996 release, ''We the People'', critic Michael Casey referred to the numerous influences at work in Groove Collective's sound, specifically the presence of [[Afro pop music|Afro-pop]], [[Latin jazz]], [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], and traditional jazz stylings. This mix is born of the members' varying influences, including [[bebop]], [[funk]], [[old-school hip-hop]] and [[soul music|classic soul]].<ref>Michael Casey, "The Range Finders: Groove Collective Defies Labels", ''Bergen Record'' May 23, 1997, ''ProQuest Platinum'', Online (November 13, 2007).</ref> Bassist and co-founder Jonathan Maron has acknowledged the importance of a [[Disc jockey|DJ]] aesthetic in the music, stating that "(Groove Collective's) goal has always been to emulate the range of music a DJ plays during the course of the night at a packed club.&nbsp;... A great DJ knows the songs that can ignite the room and fill the dance floor. Some of my favorite musical experiences have been in clubs, where you listen and realize how well all of these styles blend together into one big idiom of its own."<ref>Chris Jisi, "King of Clubs: Jonathan Maron & Groove Collective Create Dance Floor Delirium", ''Bass Player'' April 2001: p. 39, ''ProQuest Platinum'', Online (November 13, 2007).</ref>

Groove Collective is one of three known live bands to have played at [[David Mancuso]]'s famed Loft parties. Other bands to perform known to have performed there were the [[Tito Puente]] Orchestra and Konk.

Members of Groove Collective have worked with [[Celia Cruz]], [[Tupac Shakur]], the [[The Sugarhill Gang|Sugar Hill Gang]], [[D'Angelo|D’angelo]], [[The Jazz Passengers]], [[Steely Dan]] [[Curtis Mayfield]], [[John Zorn]], [[The Skatalites]], [[Pharoah Sanders|Pharaoh Sanders]], [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], among others.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''We the People'' (Giant Step, 1996) U.S. Jazz No. 20
* ''We the People'' (Giant Step, 1996) U.S. Jazz No. 20
* ''Dance of the Drunken Master'' ([[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]], 1998) U.S. Jazz No. 22
* ''Dance of the Drunken Master'' ([[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]], 1998) U.S. Jazz No. 22
* ''Declassified'' (Shanachie, 1999)
* ''[[Declassified (Groove Collective album)|Declassified]]'' (Shanachie, 1999)
* ''It's All in Your Mind'' (Shanachie, 2001)
* ''It's All in Your Mind'' (Shanachie, 2001)
* ''Live: Brooklyn, NY 04.20.02'' (Kufala, 2002)
* ''Live: Brooklyn, NY 04.20.02'' (Kufala, 2002)
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* ''PS1 Warm Up: Brooklyn, NY, 7/2/2005'' (Kufala, 2007)
* ''PS1 Warm Up: Brooklyn, NY, 7/2/2005'' (Kufala, 2007)


== Band members ==
==Current Lineup==
=== Current lineup ===

* Jay Rodriguez – saxophone, flute, vocals
* Jay Rodriguez – saxophone, flute, vocals
* [[Jonathan Maron]] – bass
* [[Jonathan Maron]] – bass
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* [[Nina Creese]] - percussion and vocals
* [[Nina Creese]] - percussion and vocals


==Past members==
=== Former members ===

* Richard Worth – flute, kalimba, compositions, vocals
* Richard Worth – flute, kalimba, compositions, vocals
* [[Itaal Shur]] – keyboards, synthesizers, compositions, vocals
* [[Itaal Shur]] – keyboards, synthesizers, compositions, vocals
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* Fabio Morgera- trumpet and flugelhorn, compositions
* Fabio Morgera- trumpet and flugelhorn, compositions
* David Jensen – tenor saxophone
* David Jensen – tenor saxophone
* [[Mike Dillon (musician)]] - vibraphone


==Collaborators==
==Collaborators==

* [[Adam Rogers (musician)|Adam Rogers]] - guitar
* [[Adam Rogers (musician)|Adam Rogers]] - guitar
* Mark Anthony Jones - guitar
* Mark Anthony Jones - guitar
*Bryan Vargas - guitar
*Bryan Vargas - guitar
*[[Simone Giuliani]] - keyboards
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* Uli Geissendorfer - keyboards
* Uli Geissendorfer - keyboards
* Jonathan Crayford - keyboards
* Jonathan Crayford - keyboards
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*Eric Lane - keyboards
*Eric Lane - keyboards
*Ben Stivers - keyboards
*Ben Stivers - keyboards
*Pablo Vegera - keyboards
*Pablo Vergara - keyboards
*[[Chucho Valdés|Cucho Valdez]]
*[[Chucho Valdés|Cucho Valdez]]
*David Fiuczynski
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* [[Curtis Fowlkes]] - trombone
*[[Curtis Fowlkes]] - trombone
*[[Fred Wesley]] - trombone
*[[Fred Wesley]] - trombone
* Reut Regev - trombone
*Reut Regev - trombone
* [[Peter Apfelbaum]] - saxophones
*[[Peter Apfelbaum]] - saxophones
*Troy Simms - saxophones
*Troy Simms - saxophones
*Clark Gayton - trombone
*Clark Gayton - trombone
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[[Category:American funk musical groups]]
[[Category:American funk musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Jazz ensembles from New York City]]
[[Category:American jazz ensembles]]

Latest revision as of 05:23, 2 April 2024

Groove Collective
Core four in its own image
Core four in its own image
Background information
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresJazz-funk, soul, jazz, Latin, disco
Years active1990–present
Websitewww.instagram.com/groovecollectiveofficial/
Groove Collective at Celebrate Brooklyn

Groove Collective is an American band. In 2007 they were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for the release People People Music Music on the Savoy Jazz label.

Style

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Groove Collective was formed in 1990. The original members were percussionist/MC Gordon "Nappy G" Clay, keyboardist Itaal Shur, Vibraphonist Bill Ware, drummer Genji Siraisi, bassist Jonathan Maron, percussionist Chris Theberge, flutist Richard Worth, saxophonist Jay Rodriguez, trumpeter Fabio Morgera, trombonist Josh Roseman.

After witnessing an early show, producer Gary Katz negotiated the band's signing to Reprise Records, and produced their eponymous debut album in 1993.

In 1994, they appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, alongside other prominent jazz artists, Herbie Hancock and Roy Ayers. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time magazine.

They scored two instrumental and adult contemporary hits in 1996 with a cover of the Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (US Dance/Club Play #45, US Dance Maxi Singles #23) and "Lift Off" (US R&B/Hip-Hop #73).[1]

Groove Collective's musical style reflects the wide-ranging backgrounds and interests of its individual members. Commenting on the group's 1996 release, We the People, critic Michael Casey referred to the numerous influences at work in Groove Collective's sound, specifically the presence of Afro-pop, Latin jazz, hip-hop, and traditional jazz stylings. This mix is born of the members' varying influences, including bebop, funk, old-school hip-hop and classic soul.[2] Bassist and co-founder Jonathan Maron has acknowledged the importance of a DJ aesthetic in the music, stating that "(Groove Collective's) goal has always been to emulate the range of music a DJ plays during the course of the night at a packed club. ... A great DJ knows the songs that can ignite the room and fill the dance floor. Some of my favorite musical experiences have been in clubs, where you listen and realize how well all of these styles blend together into one big idiom of its own."[3]

Discography

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  • Groove Collective (Reprise/Giant Step, 1994) U.S. Jazz No. 20[4]
  • We the People (Giant Step, 1996) U.S. Jazz No. 20
  • Dance of the Drunken Master (Shanachie, 1998) U.S. Jazz No. 22
  • Declassified (Shanachie, 1999)
  • It's All in Your Mind (Shanachie, 2001)
  • Live: Brooklyn, NY 04.20.02 (Kufala, 2002)
  • Live...and Hard to Find (Kufala, 2002)
  • New York, NY 20.12.02 (Kufala, 2002)
  • People People Music Music (Savoy, 2005)
  • PS1 Warm Up: Brooklyn, NY, 7/2/2005 (Kufala, 2007)

Band members

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Current lineup

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  • Jay Rodriguez – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Jonathan Maron – bass
  • Genji Siraisi – drums
  • Chris Ifatoye Theberge – Conga, Bata

with

Former members

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  • Richard Worth – flute, kalimba, compositions, vocals
  • Itaal Shur – keyboards, synthesizers, compositions, vocals
  • Bill Ware – vibraphone, compositions, vocals
  • Nappy G/Gordon Clay – percussion, talking drum, compositions, vocals
  • Barney McAll - Keyboards, toys, samples, compositions
  • Fabio Morgera- trumpet and flugelhorn, compositions
  • David Jensen – tenor saxophone
  • Mike Dillon (musician) - vibraphone

Collaborators

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  • Adam Rogers - guitar
  • Mark Anthony Jones - guitar
  • Bryan Vargas - guitar
  • Simone Giuliani - keyboards
  • Uli Geissendorfer - keyboards
  • Jonathan Crayford - keyboards
  • Etienne "ATN" Stadjwyck - keyboards
  • Bernie Worrell - keyboards
  • Victor Axlerod - keyboards
  • Eric Lane - keyboards
  • Ben Stivers - keyboards
  • Pablo Vergara - keyboards
  • Cucho Valdez
  • David Fiuczynski
  • Curtis Fowlkes - trombone
  • Fred Wesley - trombone
  • Reut Regev - trombone
  • Peter Apfelbaum - saxophones
  • Troy Simms - saxophones
  • Clark Gayton - trombone
  • Jack Walrath - trumpet

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-

  • Diosa Gary - vocals
  • MC Babee Power - vocals
  • Vinia Mojica - vocals
  • Alien Nation - vocals
  • Lucy Woodward - vocals
  • Malik Work - vocals

-

  • Hiroyuki Sanada - production and mixology
  • Uncle Fester - live production

References

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  1. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
  2. ^ Michael Casey, "The Range Finders: Groove Collective Defies Labels", Bergen Record May 23, 1997, ProQuest Platinum, Online (November 13, 2007).
  3. ^ Chris Jisi, "King of Clubs: Jonathan Maron & Groove Collective Create Dance Floor Delirium", Bass Player April 2001: p. 39, ProQuest Platinum, Online (November 13, 2007).
  4. ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com
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