John Funkhouser Trio at The Green Room

The John Funkhouser Trio -- featuring Funkhouser on piano/keys, Mike Connors on drums, and Greg Loughman on bass -- is an energetic, accessible blend of modern jazz, funk, blues, 20th century classical, Indian classical, and European and American folk music which create a funky, groove oriented, fresh and original sound. Although the band consists of the standard jazz trio instrumentation of piano, bass and drums, the sound of the band is anything but standard. Fired by Berklee Professor John Funkhouser’s “explosive piano playing” (Boston Globe) and set in bold relief by his “exquisite, tight originals” (The Octopus, Champaign, IL) the band stretches the limits of traditional jazz forms....

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The John Funkhouser Trio -- featuring Funkhouser on piano/keys, Mike Connors on drums, and Greg Loughman on bass -- is an energetic, accessible blend of modern jazz, funk, blues, 20th century classical, Indian classical, and European and American folk music which create a funky, groove oriented, fresh and original sound. Although the band consists of the standard jazz trio instrumentation of piano, bass and drums, the sound of the band is anything but standard. Fired by Berklee Professor John Funkhouser’s “explosive piano playing” (Boston Globe) and set in bold relief by his “exquisite, tight originals” (The Octopus, Champaign, IL) the band stretches the limits of traditional jazz forms.

Funkhouser draws inspiration from great composers of extended musical works from all genres, figures as diverse as Charles Mingus, Frank Zappa, Igor Stravinsky, and Trey Anastasio.

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