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Groove Collective is a Grammy nominated Contemporary Jazz group. 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.

ve Collective was formed in 1990 by Richard Worth, Itaal Shur, Gordon Clay, Genji Siraisi and Jonathan Maron. Saxophonist Jay Rodriguez and percussionist Chris Theberge played in the inaugural gig (at Nell's 14th st NYC), and Fabio Morgera, Bill Ware
Bill Ware

Bill Ware III is an American jazz vibraphone.Ware played bass and piano early in his career, playing at the Harlem Jazzmobile. After spending several years playing Latin jazz, he formed his own Latin group, AM Sleep....
 and Josh Roseman
Josh Roseman

Josh Roseman is an American jazz trombonist.Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The Skatalites and in Australia with the Christopher Hale Ensemble....
 soon joined the fledgling band.






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Groove Collective is a Grammy nominated Contemporary Jazz group. 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.

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Groove Collective was formed in 1990 by Richard Worth, Itaal Shur, Gordon Clay, Genji Siraisi and Jonathan Maron. Saxophonist Jay Rodriguez and percussionist Chris Theberge played in the inaugural gig (at Nell's 14th st NYC), and Fabio Morgera, Bill Ware
Bill Ware

Bill Ware III is an American jazz vibraphone.Ware played bass and piano early in his career, playing at the Harlem Jazzmobile. After spending several years playing Latin jazz, he formed his own Latin group, AM Sleep....
 and Josh Roseman
Josh Roseman

Josh Roseman is an American jazz trombonist.Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The Skatalites and in Australia with the Christopher Hale Ensemble....
 soon joined the fledgling band. After witnessing an early show, producer Gary Katz negotiated the band's signing to Reprise Records
Reprise Records

Reprise Records is an United States record label, founded in 1960 in music by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros....
, and produced their eponymous debut album in 1993. They scored two minor dance instrumental and adult contemporary hits in 1996 with a cover of The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)
I Want You (She's So Heavy)

"I Want You " is a song by The Beatles, from their album Abbey Road . It was written by John Lennon , although it is credited as a Lennon/McCartney collaboration....
" (US Dance/Club Play #45, US Dance Maxi Singles #23) and "Lift Off" (US R&B/Hip-Hop #73).

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 jazz, funk, old-school hip-hop and classic soul. Bassist and co-founder Jonathan Maron has acknowledged the importance of a DJ
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 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." 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.

Discography

  • Groove Collective (Reprise Records
    Reprise Records

    Reprise Records is an United States record label, founded in 1960 in music by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros....
    , 1993) US Jazz #20
  • We the People (GRP Records
    GRP Records

    GRP Records is an United States jazz record company that was founded in New York by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1982....
    , 1996) US Jazz #20
  • Dance of the Drunken Master (Shanachie Records
    Shanachie Records

    Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 in music by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by Koch Entertainment....
    , 1998) US Jazz #22
  • Declassified (Shanachie, 1999)
  • It's All in Your Mind (Shanachie, 2001)
  • Brooklyn, NY 04.20.02 (live album) (Kufala Records, 2002)
  • People People Music Music (Savoy Records
    Savoy Records

    Savoy Records is the name of a United States jazz music record label. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part in popularizing bebop....
    , 2006)
  • PS1 Warm Up:Brooklyn, NY, July 2nd, 2005 (live album) (Kufala, 2007)


Current members

  • Genji Siraisi - drums, guitar vocals, production
  • Jonathan Maron - bass, keyboards guitar, production
  • Jay Rodriguez - saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Chris Ifatoye Theberge - percussion, vocals
  • Barney McAll
    Barney McAll

    Barney McAll is a jazz pianist and composer.Barney McAll moved to New York City from Australia in 1997 to join saxophonist Gary Bartz's band....
     - Keyboards
  • Curtis Fowlkes
    Curtis Fowlkes

    Curtis Fowlkes is an United States jazz trombone. In 1987 he founded, together with saxophonist Roy Nathanson, The Jazz Passengers, an eclectic group dedicated to putting entertainment and humor back into jazz....
     - trombone
  • Fabio Morgera - trumpet, voclas


Past Members

  • Richard Worth - flute, kalimba, vocals
  • Nappy G/ Gordon Clay - percussion and rapping
  • Itaal Shur
    Itaal Shur

    Itaal Shur is an United States songwriter. One of his notable works is the hit song "Smooth ", featured on Carlos Santana's Grammy-Award winning album Supernatural , and featuring Rob Thomas - who wrote the lyrics - on lead vocals....
     - keyboards, vocals, production.
  • Bill Ware
    Bill Ware

    Bill Ware III is an American jazz vibraphone.Ware played bass and piano early in his career, playing at the Harlem Jazzmobile. After spending several years playing Latin jazz, he formed his own Latin group, AM Sleep....
     - vibraphone, vocals(ex-Steely Dan
    Steely Dan

    Steely Dan is an United States jazz-Rock music band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band reached a peak of popularity in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock and roll, funk, rhythm and blues, and Pop music....
    )
  • David Jensen- tenor saxophone
  • Josh Roseman
    Josh Roseman

    Josh Roseman is an American jazz trombonist.Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The Skatalites and in Australia with the Christopher Hale Ensemble....
     - trombone


Collaborators

  • Adam Rogers
    Adam Rogers

    Adam Rogers is an American guitarist specializing in post bop, contemporary jazz, and classical music. He is currently a member of the Chris Potter Underground and the John Patitucci Trio, in addition to leading his own groups....
     - guitar
  • Mark Anthony Jones - guitar, vocals
  • Ettienne Stedgwick - keyboards
  • Victor Axelrod - keyboards


Current Subs

  • Ben Stivers
  • Reut Regev
  • Etteine Stedgwick