HERE IS A CUT AND PASTE SHORT PROFILE:
It is... What It Is! – a funk, soul, rock, jazz, R&B band based in Connecticut that will blow your doors off with horn driven funky grooves and tight arrangements of your favorite tunes.
AND.... NOT QUITE AS SHORT:
7 Piece Show Band with Full Horn Section
Made up of seasoned and experienced professionals from the Connecticut/New York area, “What It Is” plays a wide variety of time-tested and current popular music. The group enjoys the challenge of performing interesting and sometimes complicated rhythm, horn, and vocal arrangements while entertaining and interacting with an appreciative audience. “What It Is” plays a mix of genres – funk, soul, rock, pop, jazz, and even a little country!
The 4 piece horn section enables a repertoire that includes Steely Dan, Chicago, Tower of Power, Brian Setzer Big Band, Ray Charles, and Earth, Wind and Fire. The rhythm section is filled with players that could stand on their own in any rock, pop or blues band and are center stage with material from Stevie Ray Vaughn and Delbert McClinton.
“What It Is” employs two lead vocalists who as brothers, have sung together since they were kids. The blend is genetic and their range extends from James Brown to Philip Bailey and Bobby Caldwell to Al Green - raspy blues to expressive ballads. Other members of the group sing additional harmonies and backup vocals. Audiences are finding What It Is” to be a well-rounded, very professional sounding entertainment.
It is... What It Is! – a funk, soul, rock, jazz, R&B band based in Connecticut that will blow your doors off with horn driven funky grooves and tight arrangements of your favorite tunes.
AND.... NOT QUITE AS SHORT:
7 Piece Show Band with Full Horn Section
Made up of seasoned and experienced professionals from the Connecticut/New York area, “What It Is” plays a wide variety of time-tested and current popular music. The group enjoys the challenge of performing interesting and sometimes complicated rhythm, horn, and vocal arrangements while entertaining and interacting with an appreciative audience. “What It Is” plays a mix of genres – funk, soul, rock, pop, jazz, and even a little country!
The 4 piece horn section enables a repertoire that includes Steely Dan, Chicago, Tower of Power, Brian Setzer Big Band, Ray Charles, and Earth, Wind and Fire. The rhythm section is filled with players that could stand on their own in any rock, pop or blues band and are center stage with material from Stevie Ray Vaughn and Delbert McClinton.
“What It Is” employs two lead vocalists who as brothers, have sung together since they were kids. The blend is genetic and their range extends from James Brown to Philip Bailey and Bobby Caldwell to Al Green - raspy blues to expressive ballads. Other members of the group sing additional harmonies and backup vocals. Audiences are finding What It Is” to be a well-rounded, very professional sounding entertainment.