What a great name for a band. Good thing I know the guy that came up with it, and I'm glad I do. Lorenzo Sands is the frontman for this jazz group out of the Baltimore, MD area...but we'll just go ahead and claim him for the DMV (that's the abbreviation for the DC/MD/VA area for those that don't know...and don't hate because it took me awhile to figure it out...but I digress). Lorenzo has been around for more than a minute and has a storied musical career of people that he has played with...but that's not my story to tell. Me? Well, I've had the privilege of getting to know him and learn from him while playing next to him (and Reginald Reid and CV Dashiell) at RPC, and let me tell you, it is an awesome experience. Right now, I just wanted to share some thoughts I had after catching one of his performances with his group.
Quite simply...the boy is BAD! Whether they were performing original songs or covers of classic tunes, the groove they found was something...inspiring. I couldn't help but have my head nod and doing a little dance in my seat while listening. And all I could think about was "don't stop playing...or at least let me know where you'll be playing next because I am NOT ready for this to be over."
Anyways...I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to Zo's Tofu Chitlins and say "Lorenzo...quit messing around and put out the CD man!" LOL ;)
One last thing, for those of you that want a sample of Lorenzo's skills, check out this clip from a tribute concert: http://youtu.be/x2CtqH5YiAI
(No, I don't have a video of his band...I'm still getting the hang of this newfangled technology)
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