Groove Contingency is a Dallas based all-star ensemble taking a modern approach to vintage styles. Groove Contingency brings a sound that blends funk, soul, post-bop, latin jazz, egyptian folk music, and hip-hop into a progressive stew dedicated to the preservation of the motion of hips.
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The vision of world percussionist and Toca artist Jackson Butt, Groove Contingency is an example of the talent laden jazz and soul community in North Texas, using the groove as a multicultural platform to expand and express their musical boundaries - Featuring the...
- Guitar/voice of Kevin Snearley (Gravity Feed, Montu),
- Keys/Voice of Jamie Ringholm (Prohphets and Outlaws, CoLab)
- Bass/keys of multi-instumentalist/producer, simply known as “Q” (Poetic Menace)
- Trombone/voice of Gaika James (Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Toby Keith)
- Saxophone of Lee Schloss (Aurthor Conley, The Temptations, Natalie Cole)
- Trumpet/voice of Daniel Hardaway (Tyler the Creator, Dovetail, Boss Level)
Groove Contingency is currently recording their first EP and is booking shows as:
Groove Contingency
Full Ensemble Featuring Special Guests
GCQ
A quartet that focuses more on jazz, standards, and world music - for more intimate settings