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TUEY CONNELL BAND - Singer, Songwriter - Banjo, Guitar, Lap steel
Americana, Funky Acoustic Newgrass, Soul Jazz, Folk, Blues, Rocking Roots music.
TUEY CONNELL BAND:
Tuey - vocals, guitar, banjo, lap steel
Zach Brock - 5-string violin, vocals
Matt Wigton - electric & acoustic bass, vocals
Joe Strasser - drums, vocals
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Tostitos Fiesta Bowl introduced the crazy 'North Country' ad with Tuey's banjo as the only musical accompaniment...oddball wacked fun.
Look for and listen to the two wacky Quaker Oats Chewy Bar TV ads with Tuey's banjo in the sound track. Summer fun.
Catch the Tuey Connell Band at Mannahatta the first and third Wednesday of every month as they continue to inject positively grooving, funky acoustic newgrass neo-soul music into this great Bowery room in New York City.
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NEW CD IN THE WORKS - 'I'M GOING HOME' DUE '07
*** Check out the demos/rough mixes at MYSPACE http://www.myspace.com/tueyconnell
"There are several musicians that play more than one instrument, and quite a few who are also fine vocalists, but Tuey Connell is truly unique among singers and players."
The City Paper, Nashville
The TCB plays original music with a grooving, funky pop-folk-newgrass vibe. A few covers spice up each set and might include Jeff Buckley's 'Grace,' Bela Fleck's 'Slipstream,' Sting's 'Seven Days,' John Mayall's 'Night Flyer,' and/or a funky version of 'Me and My Guitar' by James Taylor.
The TCB will play Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA on Thursday, August 9th from 7-8:30 PM http://www.musikfest.org
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A Few Personal Highlights:
* Composition Fellowship Award from the Illinois Art Council
* JF Kennedy Center packed house/standing ovation w/ 'Gil & Tuey'
* Touring w/ the late great Vassar Clements
* Sedona Jazz On The Rocks Festival - headliner
* Recording with Taj Mahal
* Minneapolis Winter Jazz Festival - Orchestra Hall w/ Dianne Reeves
* Austin City Limits with Robbie Fulks
* Dozens of TV jingle sessions in NYC & Chicago
The new CD, 'I'm Going Home' will be released in 2007 and features Tuey's hot New York City band. Members of the band regularly perform with Lenny Kravitz, Steely Dan, Madeleine Peyroux, Peter Cincotti, Eric Alexander, and others... This smoking outfit blurs all of the musical borders as they consistently deliver grooving and exciting performances. Check out the new music in demo form on Myspace.com
"Connell joins the ranks of modern banjo players who love their bluegrass roots but have pushed the instruments to new places and fresh levels of technical finesse."
Santa Barbara News-Press
SONICBIDS EPK http://www.sonicbids.com/tueyconnell
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NEWS & PROJECTS:
Chicago Tribune Selects 'The Lonely Hippo' as One of Ten Best Bluegrass Albums of 2006:
"The international trio of Gil Gutierrez (guitar), Pedro Cartas (violin) and Tuey Connell (banjo) have named flamenco, Cuban son, bossa nova and tango along with bluegrass to describe the music they play, but the best way to describe something like their lilting, deeply evocative "Irene y Diego" would be magic. Their blend of styles is both seamless and loaded with melodic ideas that linger in the ear."
GIL & TUEY
- Flamenco, tango, gypsy jazz, bluegrass, cuban son, Mexican folk, American Songbook, classical, bossa nova, jazz and original composition.
Mexican nylon string guitarist Gil Gutierrez, Cuban violinist Pedro Cartas, and American banjo player/singer Tuey Connell have recorded a new record of original music in May of 2005 down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Their debut CD 'The Lonely Hippo,' is just out.
Their performances at the Kennedy Center, Mexican Cultural Center, on the East Coast and California have all been met with standing ovations - this is truly an exciting new world music group.
Gil Gutierrez - (Mexico) nylon string guitar, tres
Pedro Cartas - (Cuba) violin
Tuey Connell - (USA) banjo, guitar, vocals, harmonica
Stephan Schatz - (USA) cajon, udu, tablas, percussion
Please visit their website for more info: http://www.gilandtuey.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gilandtuey
Sonicbids EPK http://www.sonicbids.com/gilandtuey
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BIO:
Tuey has performed and/or recorded with Taj Mahal, Arturo Sandoval, Vassar Clements, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Livingston Taylor, Don Stiernberg, Robbie Fulks, Slavek Hanzlik and other equally talented musicians and entertainers.
Tuey's earthy baritone voice in combination with his guitar and banjo playing, make him a unique force in any style of music. As NYC recording engineer, David Baker said of his singing and songwriting: "You've got your own groovy little genre," and his chosen genre is decidedly American in origin. Tuey's songwriting, arrangements of jazz Standards, blues, folk, roots rock and gospel songs all come from what Tuey calls his 'roots music.'
Tuey Connell grew up on his family's working vineyard, Crosswoods Vineyard, in North Stonington, Connecticut. After a full day of work in the fields, Tuey would practice the banjo for hours, often driving his parents and two brothers crazy. His mother played piano, guitar and sang and his family always listened to music - the Kingston Trio, Nat King Cole, Bob Marley, Billie Holiday, Bach, Mozart, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Traffic, the Allman Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, BB King.
In 1986 Tuey moved to Chicago and began performing professionally throughout the US and Europe. Through the help of a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, which had awarded Tuey an Artist Fellowship Grant for his contemporary banjo compositions, Connell recorded a CD and soon heard himself on the radio. Word spread and he began fielding requests to perform on other CDs, at festivals and for radio and TV jingles - for the likes of Blue Cross Blue Shield and Gravy Train.
Connell began to experience more attention for his singing and songwriting when acclaimed recording engineer, David Baker (Shirley Horn, Medeski/Martin/Wood, Maceo Parker), co-produced his second CD, Tuey Connell - Is This Love. Unbeknownst to Connell, Baker took it upon himself to send Connell's music out to industry connections and soon Connell had a deal with Minor Music of Germany (www.minormusic.de). Tuey Connell - Songs for Joy and Sadness was his 2nd for Minor Music and received terrific press in Europe as well.
Tuey Connell - Under the Influence is his latest recording and has major US and European distribution. With rave reviews, Tuey's new CD is currently being played on more than 120 radio stations accross the country and Tuey and his trio are touring extensively to support it.
'I'm Going Home' is the new CD and will be out in 2007.
© 2000-2008, Tuey Connell