SOUSE
SOUSE is the combined effort of seven veteran musicians paying homage to their jazz/funk/fusion influences and forging a new path with their own unique and original compositions.
SOUSE's music is built around layered rhythms and dynamic movement anchored by infectious melodies and filled with open improvisational passages.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
SOUSE is a collaboration of veteran Cincinnati area musicians who have been active for the past decade with jazz or jam acts including Final Exit, Medulla Gumbo, Travelin' Barefoot, Sole Taxi, Neverville and Robby Bright.
The line up is as follows:
Nick McKay - Trombone
Robert Flury - Guitar
Mark Dempsey - Keyboards
Craig Daniels - Bass
Matt Stenger - Drums
Andrew Pardi - Percussion
Gary "Sticks" Boggs - Percussion
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
The improvisational nature of SOUSE's music is best reflected in live performance. You will find SOUSE performing regularly at clubs that feature jazz or jam music in the region of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
Your musical influences
Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Freddy Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Stanley Clark, Weather Report, The Yellow Jackets, George Benson, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Grant Green, Santana.
