GARAJ MAHAL
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"Mondo Garaj" Audio Sample

What do you get when you put together four first-class musicians with resumes that include playing/recording with Sting, Steve Kimock, John McLaughlin, Bela Fleck and Chick Corea? You get Garaj Mahal. This amazing 4-piece band consists of Kai Eckhardt (bass), Fareed Haque (guitars), Alan Hertz (drums), and Eric Levy (Hammond B3). Each member of Garaj Mahal is a seasoned artist with reputations worthy of individual praise. And together, they are receiving it. They have captured the hearts of jam band lovers across the nation with their ability to draw out serious "shut-up-and-listen" type grooves. But their music doesn't stop there. Their unique blend of funk, jazz, R&B and blues with a tasty world music flare makes any show with Garaj Mahal something to see. In the studio and on stage they are gaining the indisputable respect of many of the music industry's finest leaders. Recalling some of the artists with whom Garaj Mahal and some its members, individually, have shared the stage reads like a "who's who" in the jamband music scene: Trey Anastasio, Michael Kang & the String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, moe., Stanton Moore, Bela Fleck, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, the Jazz Mandolin Project, the Slip, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, and more...

Eric Levy - Keyboards Eric has worked extensively with: Tito Puente, Bob Mintzer and Louie Bellson! In 1996 he played Montreux Jazz Festival with Chaka Khan, Patty Austin, & Quincy Jones!

Alan Hertz - Drums Alan has worked extensively with Steve Kimock & KVHW!