Jazz Funk Bands

Dirk Quinn -
Grand Poobah, Guitarist, Booker, Fireman

...is the guitar player for increased power funk/jazz band based from Philadelphia that moves thoroughly for the US and Canada. Making use of over 10 years of constant performing, Quinn has developed an original and progressive style - the one that appeals to numerous music audience with followers which range from the jam musical organization hippies towards the jazz snobs.

At first drawn to your guitar as a teenager after becoming introduced to classic rock giants such as for instance Led Zeppelin plus the Beatles, Quinn’s thirst for special and strange quickly had him jamming along to the more radical and daring Mahavishnu Orchestra and the humorous, bass-laden noise of Primus. Playing practically non-stop with countless music jobs afforded him ample opportunity to hone their chops. It wouldn’t be long before the refining of his own artistic message along with a new, brand-new perspective and a deeper musical/life viewpoint opened up to him the world of jazz. Miles, Coltrane, Monk and Brubeck combined with more sophisticated noises of Bela Fleck, John Scofield, Ahmad Jamal and Jaco Pastorius began heavily affecting their musical way. Liberated because of the idea of free improvisation, he had been eventually capable understand and focus his music sight.

In 2007 Quinn made his long-awaited recording first releasing their self-titled CD - "Dirk Quinn". Working the club and coffee house circuit, Quinn became increasingly sought after, playing as much as three gigs each day whilst getting the occasional call to share with you a bill with music legends like Soulive, Lettuce, the newest Mastersounds, Umphrey's McGee, Steve Kimock, Bernie Worrell, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Keller Williams, Garaj Mahal, Booker T, Jimmy Bruno, Dumpstaphunk, Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band), Marco Benevento, and Zach Deputy - each overall performance steadily garnering more recognition for Quinn, which believes in winning followers one by one on merit of this songs.

"QuinnTet", their sophomore CD release, features “thoughtful, initial tunes moving effortlessly over groove-heavy rhythms; complex track structures providing solution to highly expressive, natural improvisations.” Attracting determination out of every music category, his solamente acoustic sound was set alongside the electric guitar “pyrotechnics” of Keller Williams and Michael Hedges, while his full musical organization compositions bear resemblances that range from the truthful, urban funk of Soulive towards courageous experimentation of Medeski, Martin and Wood.

Surrounding himself with a group of excessively skilled and similar performers, Quinn was playing shows across the united states while receiving an ever increasing level of media attention. Their music has now already been featured on over 100+ radio stations worldwide and gets daily internet airplay on websites such as for example Spotify and Pandora. Notable spins through the "Pick associated with the Day" on WXPN in Philadelphia and on the nationwide syndicated "Keller's Cellar" broadcast hosted by Keller Williams.

The Dirk Quinn Band circulated "real time yourself" in January of 2012. Offering paths recorded over 5 various programs near their particular hometown of Philadelphia, the latest CD works the gamut, from gorgeous and delicate motions to wicked dissonance, from complex and thought-provoking melodies to hard-driving funk, and is an incredible representation for the group's real time show experience.

The band’s infectious energy and music interplay consistently attract audience which can be admittedly more accustomed to lyric-based music. With great melodic sensibilities, rhythmic experimentation and an accessible contemporary edge, the Dirk Quinn Band is jazz/funk improvisation at its most exciting!