UNC Jazz Press

This is a favorite of Jeff’s and of everyone who hears it! It’s a very catchy melody that happens to be in 17 (or 8 ½ if you prefer). You’ll hum it the first time you hear it. It’s like Maceo Parker/James Brown but in an odd time signature with open solo space for any ensemble member. This is yet another burning chart by Dr. David Deacon-Joyner that is sure to bring the funk to the bandstand. Played on Jeff’s CD “Bloom” by Victor Wooten on bass and Derico Watson on drums, you KNOW it gots to be funky!

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JEFF COFFIN, well-traveled saxophonist, composer, and member of the Grammy-winning Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, rejects all labels and categories other than 'music' and 'musician.' In the face of his epic new album Bloom, even those once-broad tags fall short of defining the close coiling of sound, philosophy, and humanity that is the core of his art. Since 1997, Coffin has traveled the world with the Flecktones, performing with musicians of all walks. Those with whom he has shared the stage and the recording studio include such diverse artists as The Dave Matthews Band, Branford Marsalis, Garth Brooks, Van Morrison, and the Wailers. Along the way, Coffin has absorbed an astounding range of influences. "Whether it be New Orleans 'Second Line', African music, Indian Ragas, folk songs, Alan Lomax field recordings, Jazz, or funk," he says, "the spirit and breath of the music is what I take away from listening. It's what decides for me whether I like it or not."