Mo E All-Stars EP (CD) Release Party! No Cover- "Pay what you want" Donations will be accepted.The EP will be on sale for $10 at the show.Opening set- Owen W. Ragland's "Late Night"1st Mo E All-Stars Set- Groove Suites Vol. 1 in its entirety2nd Set- party set featuring special guests including Mario Pascal and Paige Alyssa. Additional guests to be announced.
Album notes below:Taking inspiration from a variety of sources, Mo E All-Stars have created a unique sound around the originals, reworks and arrangements of pianist Mo Egeston. Since his days with the pioneering live house/electronic project Urban Jazz Naturals, Egeston's original music has featured influences of jazz, soul, Latin, funk and all things electronic including deep house, nujazz and drum and bass. Essentially taking familiar dance and lounge elements and using them as a starting place for organic groove based compositions.Mo E All-Stars debut EP Groove Suites Vol. 1 features 8 original instrumental works composed by Egeston and inspired by the abilities and playing styles of original members Duane Williams (Jingo) and Grover Stewart Jr.. Egeston typically writes from the piano first but often creates groove templates in the studio. He then relies on Stewart (drums) and Williams (percussion) to breathe life into his studio generated grooves. The addition of bassist Eric “Snoopy” Tyler in 2015 allowed the band to fully recreate Mo’s ideas in a live setting, leading them to the studio a year later. The All-Stars developed as a trio primarily through residencies at the St. Louis, MO clubs Lola and the Delmar Lounge. During the early years, the band’s sound featured live drums and percussion with Mo playing keyboards and key bass while also manipulating bass loops. Today their sound is more organic and they continue to evolve through Mo’s current residency at theDark Room at The Grandel To capture the essence of the band’s sound the bulk of the EP was recorded live at Sawhorse Studios in one 4-hour session. Subsequent production work was done by Mo in his home studio, followed by mixing, mastering and additional production work by Jason McEntire.When not performing or writing, Mo maintains a private piano studio in Downtown St. Louis. He has also taught courses and lessons at area colleges, performing arts schools and universities for the past 25 years.Owen Ragland Music's Late Night:Jazz. Hip Hop. Electronic music. Normally you might expect a grouping of music this eclectic to come from inside a thirty something hipster’s iPod. On any other day, you would be right. When 16-year old Owen Ragland and his band Late Night play you will be proven very wrong.Blending elements of music that, like oil paints, already mix well - Ragland crafts a piece of art like a master. Ragland is a prodigy. He’s been playing piano from the age of 3 and composing music since the age of 5.His band consists of talented local musicians who all share his love for genre bending music. Bass player Tilton Yokley shows a mastery of both jazz and hiphop ideas. Drummer Keith Bowman is incredibly talented also playing with many local artists and bands including Looprat. Guitar is provided by Rashad Hamilton an incredible guitarist and local musician