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Introducing "Funksway", the third all-original music cd from San Jose favorites, SAGE.
Sage has spent the last eighteen months working on this new cd concept, bringing Strokeland fans a
blend of music, harmony, syncopation and soul that they've dubbed "Funksway".
Sage's many influences are reflected on these
tracks — from solid rhythm section and horn-driven "east bay grease"-style funk to classic James Brown licks and soulful Stevie Wonder-style grooves.
Over the past year, as the songs were beginning to
take shape, the tracks
caught the attention of some other fabulous musicians, which resulted in a number of wonderful guest artists on the project. Making guest
musician appearances on some of the tracks are: Tom Politzer (sax Tower of
Power); Adolfo Acosta (trumpet Tower of Power); Bruce Conte (guitar
Tower of Power); Mic Gillette (trumpet & trombone formerly with Tower of
Power); and another great contributor, Andy Winer (trumpet & flugelhorn)
from the American Idol band.
"Knock You Out" is a tight "east bay" groove with a soulful rhythmic "sparing" between the
band and the audience.
"Ants" has an infectious beat that may make you want to jump out of your chair and dance, and
"Funksway", the title track, blends an incredibly funky rhythm section
with blasting horns and Sage's soulful vocals.
Funksway
aligns all these musical elements to bring you the maximum funk.
The band:
Frank Anzalone (keyboards and B3, vocals)
Russ Anzalone (drums and percussions)
Lou Soliz (vocals)
Joel Gonzalez (bass & vocals)
Keith Kershner (trombone & vocals)
Bill Vainer (sax & flute, vocals)
Joe Ryan (guitar)
Guest musicians:
Andy Winer (trumpet, fluglehorn) American Idol Band
Performed on "Funksway", "Ants", "Knock You Out" & (solo on) "³Straight Up
Fine". (Andy is the brother of Bill Vainer, sax player for Sage.)
Mic Gillette (trumpet & trombone on "Funksway", trumpet solo on "Funksway")
Tom Politzer (sax solo on "Ants" and sax solo on "Knock You Out")
Adolfo Acosta (trumpet on "Soul Patrol")
Bruce Conte (guitar and guitar solo on "Soul Patrol")