The Fffellaz
A few of the funky fellas of FUNKILNIUM favor free jazz for a while as The Fffellaz...!
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
The first, of what wil be many, musical offspring of the multi-talented, funky family of FUNKILINIUM. Performing steady since Dec 2005, this trio of improvisationally groovin', jazz/fusion/funk/rock/classical/regaee/r&b/soul musicians, stretch the boundaries of spontaneous creativity...RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES! That's Right!!! All the music you EVER hear of The Fffellaz is created while they're performing it!!! YOU NEVER HEAR THE SAME SONG NOR DO YOU EVER EXPERIENCE THE SAME SHOW!!! There's always a great jam session during the show which features the areas top musicians as well... EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT FROM 10 TIL 2 you can catch them @ THE ALOHA LOUNGE - 429 DORTH HWY (between Longway & Court) IN FLINT, MI!!!!! All the music you'll hear on this page is LIVE-IN CONCERT, with the exception of, "Chef's Cookin' Cuddin Chappy", which is their only studion recording! Oh yeah...these guys can sing too!!!
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
at the moment, we're at the Aloha Lounge in Flint on tuesday nights @ 10pm.
Your musical influences
JESUS, Weather Report, Yellowjackets, Jeff Lorber Fusion, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Planet X, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, George Clinton, Matthew Garrison, Jimmy Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Earth Wind & Fire, The Dazz Band, Roger (ZAPP),Ramsey Lewis, Donald Byrd, Al Green, John McLaughlin, Brand X, Messhuggah, Strapping Young Lads, Kim Burrell, Commission, Al Green, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, AWB, James Taylor, The Doobie Brothers, The Dixie Dregs, Michael Brecker, Kit Walker, Bob James, Rod Hicks, Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Jim Beard, Simon Phillips, Gary Husband, The Beatles, Three Dog Night, Winger, The Ohio Players, Cameo, Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, RUSH, Incubus, Black Sabbath, Dave Weckl, Virgil Donati, Jay Oliver, Anthony Jackson, Kai Eckhardt, Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Berlin, John Scofield, Miles Davis, Will Kennedy, Steve Coleman, Wayne Krantz, Mike Stern, UZEB, Casio Pea, Level 42, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Michel Camilio, Parliament/Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, Primus, Kings X, Tribal Tech and many, many more....
What equipment do you use?
1 - drum set
1 - keyboard
1 - bass & amp
1 - PA system w/mics & monitors...
