![]() The group’s two studio albums-2018’s Swagism and 2015’s Fortified-have earned critical acclaim and popular success around the globe, with both albums hitting the #1 spot on the iTunes Jazz Charts. Focused on creating seductive dance-able grooves and a contagious feel-good energy, each show is an opportunity to let loose and connect, for both fans and the musicians alike.Īfter forming in 2015, Ghost-Note has already begun to take the world by storm. Ghost-Note’s live performances are bold and in your face, with the group offering up none of the tight-laced pretenses frequently associated with the band’s jazz roots. Featuring numerous guest collaborators, including Kamasi Washington, Karl Denson, Bobby Sparks, Nigel Hall, Taz, and others, Swagism showcases the band’s stunning ability to meld and amplify sounds, ultimately adding to Ghost-Note’s sharp, complex collaborations.įearless, both in Swagism’s sonic depth and conscious social commentary, the band easily translates this adventurousness in a live setting. The album puts rhythm at the forefront, with irresistible, heavy-hitting beats underlying the group’s wild, rich music. With the release of 2018’s Swagism, Ghost-Note has made their mission clear. With an expansive roster of next-level musicians-representing members of Prince, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar, Marcus Miller, Toto, Justin Timberlake, and more-the band is pushing funk music into the future, building on the uplifting, pioneering foundations laid out by the likes of James Brown and Sly & The Family Stone and infusing their fresh take with tastes of afrobeat, hip-hop, psychedelia, world folklore, and more. Headed by Snarky Puppy’s multi Grammy–winning percussion duo of Robert Sput Searight and Nate Werth, Ghost-Note is an explosion of sound. It’s a sprawling, adventurous, two-sided effort that shows just how funky the rest of the world is not.” – Okayplayer “Swagism has not left my rotation since the project dropped on April 20 of this year. ![]() Toro mai, kei mahue mataoratia tāna whakaaturanga.Line-up: NATE WERTH percussion ROBERT 'SPUT' SEARIGHT drums JUSTIN'J-MAC BASS' McKINNY bass JONATHAN MONES, SYLVESTER ONYEJIAKA sax XAVIER TAPLIN keys PETER KNUDSEN guitar MACKENZIE GREEN vocalist He toa te tangata nei i whakawhiwhia ki te Grammy Award winning artist. Ko MonoNeon tēnei me tāna momo autaia, he momo rerekē, he momo kounga ā tau pai ki te taringa. Toro mai ki tēnei toki whakatangi panguru, e ai ki a Flea o Red Hot Chili Peppers, kāore he kaipurei panguru i tua atu. In this performance at The Opera House, audiences will experience mind-blowing and groundbreaking music by the one and only MonoNeon. His playing style has been described as "funky with unusual characteristics". While he is right-handed, he plays left-handed upside down on a right-handed bass guitar, which allows him to use heavy string bending on the upper strings. MonoNeon is known for his unique playing style. ![]() Well known for his presence on YouTube playing bass guitar, he was also one of the last people to work with Prince and has collaborated with the likes of Mac Miller, Ne-Yo, Nas and more. ![]() ![]() In his first visit back to New Zealand since performing at the 2019 Wellington Jazz Festival with Ghost-Note, GRAMMY Award-winning bassist and experimental musician MonoNeon will be performing his latest album Basquiat & Skittles with his band. With “syrupy bass groove, light slapping drums, keyboard warbles and outlandish singing” (Rock the Body Electric), this is a night you won’t want to miss. Experience the thrill of the ‘greatest f*cking electric bass player’, according to Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers. ![]()
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