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Jazz The Ripper
| At-a-Glance | |
| Hometown | Asheville, NC |
| Genres | |
| Band Members | Jordan Arnold: Drums and Percussion, 17, a Senior at AC Reynolds High School, a 3 time All State Percussionist, attended the Juilliard School Percussion Seminar, 2007.Joseph Hamilton: Tenor and Baritone Sax, 17, a Senior at AC Reynolds High School, a 3 time All District Saxophonist, also a member of the YMI Youth Jazz Band.Julian Samal: Alto, Tenor, and Soprano Sax,17, a Senior at the NC School of the Arts, an All State Saxophonist, attended the NC School of the Arts, 2007. Also a member of the YMI Youth Jazz Band.Will Newman: Keyboard and Effects, 13, Home schooled, also plays saxophoneand violin. Attended Stanford University Jazz Camp. Attended the UNCA Music Camp2007 and was named "The Most Outstanding Musician". Also a member of The YMI youth Jazz Band.James Hamilton: Bass and Guitar, 16, a Sophomore at AC Reynolds High School,also a member of The YMI Youth Jazz Band.Ted Marks: Bass guitar, 17, a Senior at AC Reynolds High School and an All District Clarinetist. |
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About the Artist
We are a young band from Asheville, North Carolina, creating our own style of music. The oldest band member is 17.JTR started out in the fall of 2006 as a jam band. We played together a few months and wrote a song or two. A few band members came and went, but we got serious when Will and James joined the band. We wrote some songs, learned some covers, and played a few gigs around Asheville, trying out our "style". As we wrote more of our own material, each one of us contributing to every song, we began to realize our potential, and that with our combined efforts, we could create a new and unique jazz/funk fusion sound.
Technical Requirements:
Stage size preferably at least 16 feet across and 8 feet deep. We have our own sound system, or for larger venues, we can integrate with a house system. Lighting, as required.Achievements
Video Grand Prize Winner May 2009
G7th Capo
February 2010 Jazz
September 2009 Rock Videos
May 2009 Live Performance Videos
June 2008 JVC Jazz Festival Newport
Top 10 in Jazz, September 2010
October 2009 Funk
September 2009 Funk
August 2009 Cover Bands
July 2009 Funk
February 2010 Judging Excellence
August 2009 Judging Excellence
February 2009 Judging Excellence
September 2008 Judging Excellence
August 2008 Judging Excellence
Top 40 in Jazz, March 2011
Press Coverage
Earth Day Spectacular by
Six top local acts perform at The Quality Forward Earth Day concert at 7 p.m.-midnight at The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. The show includes Jazz the Ripper, Brushfire Stankgrass, Chris Cates and...
Six top local acts perform at The Quality Forward Earth Day concert at 7 p.m.-midnight at The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave. The show includes Jazz the Ripper, Brushfire Stankgrass, Chris Cates and...
You Guys defined Ripping last night! by
Comment by Earth Day Asheville/ MySpace: You smoked it. Great job. Everyone was astounded at your level of musicianship. It was a pleasure to have you on the campaign. Thanks so much for your...
Comment by Earth Day Asheville/ MySpace: You smoked it. Great job. Everyone was astounded at your level of musicianship. It was a pleasure to have you on the campaign. Thanks so much for your...
Benefit For Bobby Sax by
He lost everything in a fire, including all of his saxophones, and Bobby needs our help. Participating in the event will be professional musicians playing along with a youthful Asheville band, Jazz...
He lost everything in a fire, including all of his saxophones, and Bobby needs our help. Participating in the event will be professional musicians playing along with a youthful Asheville band, Jazz...
Bobby Sax is part of what makes Asheville ... by
Asheville Citizen-Times: Letter to the Editor:Anyone who missed the Bobby Sax Benefit Concert at Diana Wortham probably missed the concert of the year. Vice Mayor Jan Davis noted Bobby Sax made...
Asheville Citizen-Times: Letter to the Editor:Anyone who missed the Bobby Sax Benefit Concert at Diana Wortham probably missed the concert of the year. Vice Mayor Jan Davis noted Bobby Sax made...
Watch Out This Young Band is Tearing Up the Town by
Five musicians, whose combined age is less than that of many jazz artists with whom we are familiar...are making a big name for themselves in the local music scene...
Five musicians, whose combined age is less than that of many jazz artists with whom we are familiar...are making a big name for themselves in the local music scene...
Jazz The Ripper: Age isn't always a make-or-break by
Age isn't always a make-or-break factor in a musical group as the young, Asheville band Jazz the Ripper has shown. Drawing on the influence of their influence their heroes James Brown and Earth...
Age isn't always a make-or-break factor in a musical group as the young, Asheville band Jazz the Ripper has shown. Drawing on the influence of their influence their heroes James Brown and Earth...
Jazz The Ripper-Funky and Fresh by
these 5 young men are ready, if not already, to make their mark on the jazz scene.
these 5 young men are ready, if not already, to make their mark on the jazz scene.
Young band plays the Peel by
For many of us, the biggest thing that happened in high school was the senior prom. But for a growing community of students who attend A.C. Reynolds High School near Fairview, the years spent in...
For many of us, the biggest thing that happened in high school was the senior prom. But for a growing community of students who attend A.C. Reynolds High School near Fairview, the years spent in...
38 local artists you need to hear this summer by
Jazz the RipperGo see this band as soon as possible, because four of its members just graduated from high school and are leaving for college to study music. Though the group has only been together...
Jazz the RipperGo see this band as soon as possible, because four of its members just graduated from high school and are leaving for college to study music. Though the group has only been together...
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