Garage A Trois
Encyclopedia
Garage A Trois is a quartet including drummer Stanton Moore
, saxophonist Skerik
, vibraphone and percussionist Mike Dillon
and keyboardist Marco Benevento
. They play a variety of music including rock
, funk and jazz
.
, and Skerik. It formed during the 1998 recording of Stanton Moore
's debut All Kooked Out!
, a session that also yielded Garage A Trois' debut recording Mysteryfunk
. Both albums were produced by Dan Prothero
on his independent Fog City Records
label. They were also both recorded "live with no over dubs". Whereas All Kooked Out! was rehearsed, "straight-toned" and promoted as the initial release, Mysteryfunk was mostly improvised with electronically effected instruments and as Moore has stated had "all the freaky stuff."
After success as a live act they took on vibraphonist
and percussionist Mike Dillon. The quartet performed multiple tours on the national nightclub circuit and played at several festivals. They were known to perform a wide variety of music in any given show including funk, punk-rock with electronic effects, or straight-forward jazz. Also as a quartet they released two composed studio albums in 2003 and 2005 abandoning the "live with no overdubs" recording ethos.
In 2007 Moore, Skerik and Dillon continued to perform by the Garage A Trois moniker featuring other musicians such as John Medeski
and Marco Benevento. The current quartet as of December 2007 including Moore, Skerik, Dillon and Benevento have been billed also as "Garage A Benevento", "Garaj A Benevento" and most recently as simply "Garage A Trois".
October 2009 Garage A Trois released their first studio CD with the Benevento line-up, Power Patriot
.
Stanton Moore
Stanton Moore is a drummer raised in Metairie, Louisiana. Most widely known as a founding member of Galactic, Moore has also pursued a solo recording career and recorded with bands as diverse as jazz-funk keyboardist Robert Walter and heavy metal act Corrosion of Conformity...
, saxophonist Skerik
Skerik
Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated...
, vibraphone and percussionist Mike Dillon
Mike Dillon (musician)
Mike Dillon is a percussionist, vibraphonist, bandleader, vocalist and songwriter born in San Antonio, Texas. He is a member of Critters Buggin, Les Claypool's Fancy Band and Garage A Trois...
and keyboardist Marco Benevento
Marco Benevento
Marco Benevento is a pianist, organist and composer from Brooklyn, New York. Benevento is known for his effected piano work with his trio as well as his Hammond Organ and Wurlitzer Electric Piano work with the Benevento Russo Duo...
. They play a variety of music including rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, funk and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
.
History
Garage A Trois was originally a trio founded by Moore, eight-string guitarist Charlie HunterCharlie Hunter
for the New Zealand racehorse trainer and driver see: Charlie HunterCharlie Hunter is an American guitarist, composer and bandleader....
, and Skerik. It formed during the 1998 recording of Stanton Moore
Stanton Moore
Stanton Moore is a drummer raised in Metairie, Louisiana. Most widely known as a founding member of Galactic, Moore has also pursued a solo recording career and recorded with bands as diverse as jazz-funk keyboardist Robert Walter and heavy metal act Corrosion of Conformity...
's debut All Kooked Out!
All Kooked Out! (Stanton Moore album)
All Kooked Out! is the first studio album by New Orleans, Louisiana based drummer Stanton Moore.It was recorded entirely live in the studio with no overdubs and no headphones, in a week-long session that also yielded Mysteryfunk, the debut album for Garage A Trois...
, a session that also yielded Garage A Trois' debut recording Mysteryfunk
Mysteryfunk
Mysteryfunk is the first EP by Garage A Trois released in 1999. It is a 45 rpm 12 inch vinyl record. The recordings were taken completely improvised, live and with no overdubs, or samples at Magazine Studios during the February 1998 recording of Stanton Moore's debut solo release All Kooked...
. Both albums were produced by Dan Prothero
Dan Prothero
Dan Prothero is a San Francisco-based independent record producer, recording engineer, and record collector. He has been called "the true king of raw" by [ allmusic.com], for his emphasis on live performance, vintage analog recording techniques, and gritty drum tones.He founded Fog City Records in...
on his independent Fog City Records
Fog City Records
Fog City Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco.Founded in 1996 by producer/engineer Dan Prothero, the label's first release was the highly successful "Coolin' Off" which launched the career of New Orleans based funk band Galactic...
label. They were also both recorded "live with no over dubs". Whereas All Kooked Out! was rehearsed, "straight-toned" and promoted as the initial release, Mysteryfunk was mostly improvised with electronically effected instruments and as Moore has stated had "all the freaky stuff."
After success as a live act they took on vibraphonist
Vibraphone
The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
and percussionist Mike Dillon. The quartet performed multiple tours on the national nightclub circuit and played at several festivals. They were known to perform a wide variety of music in any given show including funk, punk-rock with electronic effects, or straight-forward jazz. Also as a quartet they released two composed studio albums in 2003 and 2005 abandoning the "live with no overdubs" recording ethos.
In 2007 Moore, Skerik and Dillon continued to perform by the Garage A Trois moniker featuring other musicians such as John Medeski
John Medeski
Anthony John Medeski is an American jazz keyboards player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood...
and Marco Benevento. The current quartet as of December 2007 including Moore, Skerik, Dillon and Benevento have been billed also as "Garage A Benevento", "Garaj A Benevento" and most recently as simply "Garage A Trois".
October 2009 Garage A Trois released their first studio CD with the Benevento line-up, Power Patriot
Power Patriot
Power Patriot is the third studio album by Garage A Trois. It is the first CD with the musician line-up that includes Stanton Moore, Skerik, Mike Dillon and Marco Benevento...
.
Discography
- 1999 MysteryfunkMysteryfunkMysteryfunk is the first EP by Garage A Trois released in 1999. It is a 45 rpm 12 inch vinyl record. The recordings were taken completely improvised, live and with no overdubs, or samples at Magazine Studios during the February 1998 recording of Stanton Moore's debut solo release All Kooked...
(Fog City) - 2003 EmphasizerEmphasizerEmphasizer is the first full length studio album by Garage A Trois released in 2003.-Track listing:# "Hard Headed Rio AKA Rio Cuca Dura" - 4:14# "Sprung Monkey" - 4:39# "Plena for My Grundle" - 3:40# "A-Frame" - 3:56# "We See" - 3:53...
(Tone-Cool) - 2005 Outre MerOutre MerOutre Mer is the second full-length studio album by Garage A Trois released in 2005. Uniquely combining drums, percussion, eight-string guitar and saxophone it is funk-influenced and emphasizes polyrhythmic grooves...
(Telarc) - 2009 Power PatriotPower PatriotPower Patriot is the third studio album by Garage A Trois. It is the first CD with the musician line-up that includes Stanton Moore, Skerik, Mike Dillon and Marco Benevento...
(Royal Potato Family) - 2011 Always Be Happy, But Stay EvilAlways Be Happy, But Stay EvilAlways Be Happy, But Stay Evil is the forth studio album by Garage A Trois. It is the second CD with the musician line-up that includes Stanton Moore, Skerik, Mike Dillon and Marco Benevento...
(Royal Potato Family)
External links
- Official site
- Garage A Trois at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Fog City Records presents: Garage A Trois
- Garage A Trois collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive