Search - Frank Macchia :: Grease Mechanix

Frank Macchia has a new jazz/funk CD out with a huge band that will bring a huge smile to your face! Picture a triple sized New Orleans Brass Band: six saxophones, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, electric guitar, drums and percussion playing all new original music that will have you shaking, rattling and rolling with modern rhythms and funky goodness. Add a touch of humor in the form of whacky lyrics delivered by Macchia and you have Grease Mechanix! Grease Mechanix is comprised of a some of Los Angeles finest jazz musicians, including Peter Erskine, Eric Marienthal, Wayne Bergeron, Brandon Fields, Bob Sheppard, Bill Reichenbach, Walt Fowler, Alex Iles, Sal Lozano, Dan Fornero, Kevin Porter, Jay Mason, Craig Gosnell, Ken Rosser and Brad Dutz. They play with wild and inspired abandon! Album notes: Welcome to my latest excursion into the world of sonic madness! I got the idea for this project after listening to some New Orleans brass bands and my favorite funk bands. The idea was to do a bunch of funk tunes where the tuba and bass sax would supply the bass lines, and rhythm guitar would do the chord component. I was incredibly honored to get some of my favorite musicians in Los Angeles to sign up for a day of intense recording where we laid down these tunes. The name Grease Mechanix was conceived because horn players always talk about adding some grease to blues licks, which means bending, growling or just getting nasty with the music! Enjoy! -Frank Macchia 2013