For Immediate Release

23 September 2010

Contact: Andrea Adams 818.609.9528

Email: andrea@almmanagement.com

Every strand of music seems to pass through one particular crossroads – Christmas music.

This holiday season and SWEET SOUL CHRISTMAS is a natural pairing, since each focus a lot on love, joy and happiness.

Performing classic Christmas songs with a mix of jazz and soul, Grammy and Emmy nominated trumpeter Greg Adams arrangements herald in the season and the soulful R& B vocals by Darryl Walker caress the timeless lyrics of your favorite holiday music.

Adams is a founding member of the super horn band Tower Of Power, Greg’s arrangements made the horn section a sought out entity all it’s own. Greg’s soulful trumpet and Darryl’s awe-inspiring lead vocals blend passion and warmth with every note.

Now add the incredibly dynamic sax man Michael Paulo, the masterful drumming of Herman Matthews, and the charismatic Lee Thornburg joining Greg on trumpet and backing vocals, the renowned group

East Bay Soul goes world class.

Completing the ensemble is a band that has toured together for eight years, and played with numerous luminary artists. With Johnny Bamont on alto, tenor, baritone saxophones and flute, Joey Navarro on keyboards, Brian Allen on bass, James Wirrick on guitar, and Johnny Sandoval on percussion. Ten soulful members and a music extravaganza that will remind you of what you loved most about music and the sprit of the holiday season!

GREG ADAMS AND EAST BAY SOUL

Sweet Soul Christmas is the ultimate Christmas experience capturing all of the inspiration, and nostalgia of the Holiday Season. Add the benefit of vision, musical “ know how” and the insight that comes through genuine affection and friendship – and you have the recipe for making very special holiday memories.

SWEET SOUL CHRISTMAS SET LIST WILL INCLUDE:

This Christmas Donny Hathaway

The Christmas Song

Winter Wonderland

Christmas Time Charlie Brown

Have Your Self A Merry Little Christmas

Silver Bells

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Sleigh Ride

Merry Christmas, Baby

What Christmas Means To Me Stevie Wonder

…and many more

For Promoters and Talent Buyers: East Bay Soul is available Fall/Winter 2010

Headline/ Corporate/ Casinos • Available to Package/ Support 2010

Greg Adams And East Bay Soul’s partial list of performances include:

The Berks Jazz Fest, Reading PA

Yoshi’s SF, San Francisco, CA

Anthology, San Diego, CA

Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD

Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival, West Bend, WI

Blues Alley, Washington, DC

Gerald Veasley Jazz Base, Reading, PA

Spaghettini’s, Seal Beach, CA

Peppermill Casino Resort, Reno, NV

Temecula Wine and Music Festival, Temecula, CA

Festival Of The Arts, Laguna Beach, CA

Las Vegas City Of Light Jazz and Blues Festival, Las Vegas, NV

Jazz On The Vine, Elkhart, WI

Scullers, Boston, MA

Groove In the Grove Concert Series, LA Quinta, CA

Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival, Avalon, CA

Cocopah Resort and Casino, Yuma, AZ

For more information about The Band • The Music • The Message • The Truth

Visit: http://www.eastbaysoul.com/

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Roger Smith’s new CD “Rosco’s Place 2” will be out this October. HornDrivenRadio.com is pleased to announce that we now have in our rotation (playing several times) one of the songs from this new release. The title of the song is “Party Up” and features Mic Gillette playing all the trumpet/Trombone parts, and Tom Politzer playing all the saxophone parts. As you know Mic, Tom, and Roger are all members of “Tower Of Power”. Over the next few weeks we will be adding more songs from this great CD, and we hope to have some artwork available as well, plus an announcement of the CD’s release at Strokeland Records, and other outlets.

For more info on Roger go to www.rogersmith.net, www.jazzrosco.com

Listed below is our current playlist…lots of funk in this playlist!!!

Playlist is in Artist Order and Not in Order of Play:

Anthony Setola—Oakland And Back
Average White Band—Back To Basics
Average White Band—Every Beat Of My Heart
Average White Band—Got The Love
Back To Basic—Key To Your Heart
Back To Basic—No Mumbo Jumbo
Back To Basic—Peace And Understanding
Barela—Can You Ever Think
Barela—Tower Pops
Beaufunk—Par-Tay
Bernie Worrell—Rock The House
BIG HORNS BEE—Vamp Intro (Reprise)
Bing & the Bingtones—Funk With Me
Blowzone—Pocket Change
BlowZone—Sucker Punch
Bononia Sound Machine—Childred Of The Sun
Bononia Sound Machine—Very Little Good Time
Bononia Sound Machine—Wasted Time
Brecker Bros.—Some Skunk Funk
Brecker Brothers—Funky Sea, Funky Dew
Brian Culbertson—Hollywood Swinging feat. Musiq Soulchild & Gerald Albright
Brian Culbertson—Voices Inside (Everything To Everything) feat. Eddie Miller & David T. Walker
Brian Culbertson—You Got To Funkifize feat Chance Howard
Bull City Syndicate—Brother Man
Bull City Syndicate—You Make Me Feel
Candy Dulfer—2 Funky
Candy Dulfer—Drop It In The Slot
Carmen Grillo—Dr. In The House
Charles Wright—Love Land
Chilly Bob—Soul A Plexus
Clarence Reid—Nobody But You Babe
Cold Blood—Back Here Again
Cold Blood—Down To The Bone
Cold Blood—You Got Me Hummin
Cracked Ice—New Shade Of Bue
Doctor Funk—Livin In Bump City
Doctor Funk—Step Up To The Plate
Doctor Funk—We Could Make A Cool Hang
Dyke & The Blazers—Let A Woman Be A Woman – Let A Man…
East Bay Soul—East Bay Soul
East Bay Soul—iHope
East Bay Soul—Jump, Shout & Holler
Eric Miyashiro—Ken’s Bar
Five Alarm Funk—Big City
Five Alarm Funk—Don Mega
Francis Rocco Prestia—Don’t Play Around
Francis Rocco Prestia—Everybody on the Bus
Freeport—I Couldn’t Let You Go
Freeport—Keep it Up All Alone the Line
Funk Filharmonik—Everybody Get Down
Funk Filharmonik—Gimme Lovin’
Funk Filharmonik—We Get The Notion
Funkiphino—Hold On
Funkiphino—Rise Above
Glenn Walters with the Strokeland Superband—Yo’ Love Is Far Out
Gota Yashiki—What’s Up Charlie
Heavy Metal Horns—Grease It
Heavy Metal Horns—Horns In The House
Heavy Metal Horns—You’re Still A Young Man
Here Come The Mummies—Believe (In Things You Cannot See)
Here Come the Mummies—Bump
Hip Service—Hip2DaFunk
Horny Funk Brothers—Come Together
Jacob Merlin—Madness (Featuring Mic Gillette)
James Brown—Cold Sweat
James Brown—Mother Popcorn
James Brown—Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
Jazz Police—Tower Tribute
Jeff Tamelier—East of the Caldecott
Jerry Stucker—No Strings
Jukejoint—Chewy Goodness
Karl Denson—I Want the Funk
Kool & the Gang—Funky Stuff
L.A. Boppers—Where Do The Bop Go?
Little Royal—Razor Blade
Lon Bronson—What Is Hip?
Maceo & The Macks—Soul Power ’74
Maceo Parker—Chicken
Maceo Parker—Southwick
MGB-Mic Gillette Band—Moondoggie
Mic Gillette—Tell Mama
Mic Gillette—Funky Good Time
Mic Gillette—Open Up The Door
Mingo Fishtrap—Baby Money
Mingo Fishtrap—Dirty Gritty
Mingo Fishtrap—People Person
New York Horns—Bring That Friend Of Yours
ORIGINAL BULL SHIT BAND—BANG BANG
ORIGINAL BULL SHIT BAND—LETS GET FUNKED
Out Of Control—Cardiac Party
Pee Wee Ellis—Cold Sweat / Licking Stick Licking Stick
Prime Time Funk—Champs Elysees
Prime Time Funk—Piece Of My Heart
Ridin’ Thumb—Know What I Mean
Rippopotamus—Fanfare Of Funk
Sage—Funksway
Sage—Make It Funky
Sage—Soul Patrol
Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns—Ain’t That Peculiar
Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns—Wishing Well
Santa Fe And The Fat City Horns—Dat Greazy Thang
Santa Fe and The Fat City Horns—Livin’ For The City
Sly & The Family Stone—Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Strokeland Superband—Color Me Gone
Strokeland Superband—Just In Case You Wondered
Strokeland Superband With Fred Ross—When Little Jesse Hit The Set
The J.B.’s—Pass The Peas
The JB Horns—Bop U
The JB Horns—I Like It Like That
The Lincolns—Don’t Fight It
Tower Of Power—And You Know It
Tower Of Power—Ball And Chain
Tower Of Power—Give Me The Proof
Tower Of Power—Pocketful Of Soul
Tower of Power—So Very Hard To Go
Tower Of Power—The Price
Yoichi Murata—The Chicken

AC recently conducted an interview with former Sanata Drummer Michael Shrieve for Herald de Paris.  The link to the article can be found here: Michael Shrieve Interview.

Just a reminder, the “Sons Of Champlin” begin a summer tour of California and the Pacific Northwest this Wednesday July 7th in Sebastopol, CA.  Our own AC Hernandez recently conducted an interview with Bill Champlin for Herald de Paris, here is the link to that interview “Interview”.  For a complete list of the “Sons” upcoming tour please see the info below: