Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet is a self-titled first album recorded live in September 2002 in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. It was recorded at the venue Owl & Thistle. The album received favorable reviews and while self described as "punk jazz" it also includes New Orleans influenced funk, bebop/hip-hop and rock crossing "time and musical culture without affectation, or worry."

Musicians

• Joe Doria
  Joe Doria
  Joe Doria is an American Hammond Organ keyboardist from Seattle, Washington. Playing many styles, Doria has backed solo artists from the Seattle area and is a member of several Seattle based groups, some of which have toured nationally...
  
   - Hammond organ
• John Wicks
  John Wicks (drummer)
  John Wicks is a studio session drummer, producer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles.As of May 2010, Wicks is playing live and/or recording with B.o.B, Bruno Mars, Cee Lo, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chocolate Genius, Money Mark, Fitz and The Tantrums, Zack Hexum, and many more.-Recordings:* Bruno Mars...
  
   - drums
• Steve Moore - trombone, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Hans Teuber - alto saxophone, flute
• Dave Carter - trumpet
• Craig Flory - baritone saxophone
• Skerik
  Skerik
  Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated...
  
  - tenor and baritone saxophone

Track listing

1. "Freakus Piniatus"
2. "Philadelphia"
3. "Let Me Be Your Voodoo Doll"
4. "Runnin' Away"
5. "Too Many Toys"
6. "Bus Barn"
7. "Christina"
8. "They Did What To You?"
9. "Morphine"