Music

Ponder Banks and Shaw
PBS

Recorded 2003-04 at Living Room Studios, Waxhaw NC, and Da House Studios, Poulan, GA. Engineered and mixed by Jeremy Shaw, Cory Ponder, and Brett Banks. Mastered by Mark Stallings at Studio East, Charlotte, NC. All songs © 2004 Blackboard Records.

Ponder Banks and Shaw consists of Cory Ponder on drums, Brett Banks on bass, and Jeremy Shaw on guitar. Their music is built on strong melodies interspersed with heavily improvised explorations. Their sound is an eclectic mix of funk, rock, blues, jazz, country, swing and fusion. Ponder Banks and Shaw have been compared to the Dixie Dregs, Wayne Krantz, and the Aquarium Rescue Unit. Their 2004 debut release, PBS, is entirely instrumental, highlighting their passion for improvisational rock, jazz, and fusion. Saxophonist/flutist Jeff Coffin, of the Grammy award winning Flecktones, is featured on tracks two and six. Go to www.pbsband.com for more information, including audio samples.

This CD can be purchased at www.abstractlogix.com




Ozone Quartet
Live at Local 506

Recorded live on June 3, 2000, at Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC. Engineered by Greg Elkins. Mixed by Jeremy Shaw, Wayne Leechford, and Fran Dyer. Mastered by Fran Dyer. Produced by Ozone Quartet. All Songs © 2003 Ozone Quartet.

Ozone Quartet is an instrumental rock-fusion band based in Raleigh, NC. Their sound is compared by critics and fans to progressive rock-fusion pioneers, King Crimson, Dixie Dregs, and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Despite these comparisons, Ozone Quartet’s music is totally unique. The group's CD releases have received critical acclaim by the worldwide progressive rock community and international radio airplay. The line-up for this recording is Wayne Leechford on Chapman Stick, Hollis Brown on electric violin, Jeremy Shaw on guitar, and Fran Dyer on drums.

This CD can be purchased at www.cdbaby.com (audio samples)




Jeremy Shaw
Neptune Ensemble

Recorded and mixed winter/spring 1998 at Acqrok Studios, Utica, NY. Engineered by Richard Wielgosz. Mixed by Richard Wielgosz and Jeremy Shaw. Mastered by Tim Gilles at Surgical Sound, South Hackensack, NJ. All songs © 1999 Dabutz Music.

Boston based Neptune Ensemble performed throughout the northeast from 1994 until 1998. This trio shared the stage with numerous acts including Moonboot Lover, Schleigho, The Jazz Mandolin Project, Shockra, and others. The original line-up included G. Love and Special Sauce bassist Jim Prescott, and former Shockra drummer Jonathan Able. The final line-up, as represented on this cd, consisted of Jeremy Shaw on guitar and vocals, Jonathan Robinson on bass and vocals, and Marc Gratama on drums and vocals.

This CD can be purchased at www.abstractlogix.com




Neptune Ensemble
Live at the Wharf

Recorded live on March 7, 1998, at The Wharf, Hallowell, ME. Engineered and mixed by Bradley Truman. Mastered by Marc Gratama and Fordham Murray at Bedroom Accident Studios, Jamaica Plain, MA. All songs © 1998 Slackerjazz Music.

Live at the Wharf is an EP length CD that came out a few months before Neptune Ensemble. The line-up is the same with Jeremy Shaw on guitar and vocals, Jonathan Robinson on bass and vocals, and Marc Gratama on drums and vocals.

This CD can be purchased at www.cdbaby.com




Scott McCloud Group
On the Gig

Recorded summer of 2003 at Jay Howard Studios, Charlotte, NC. Engineered by Chris Garges. Mastered by Mark Stallings at Studio East, Charlotte, NC. All songs © 2003 Scott McCloud Music.

The Scott McCloud Group is an instrumental funk/jazz project in the style of Galactic, Soulive, and the Funky Meters. It includes bandleader Scott McCloud on tenor sax, Wurlitzer, Rhodes and B-3 Organ, Jeremy Shaw on guitar, and Greenlight members Dustin Hofsess on bass, and Adam Snow on drums.

This CD can be purchased at www.scottmccloud.net (audio samples available too!)

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