| Improvisation fuels diverse sound of Groove Movement |
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| Wednesday, 18 July 2007 | ||
They are: Groove Movement The sound: A fusion of funk, jazz, gospel and soul; the lyrics have elements of spirituality. Most of the songs are based on improvisation. The band: Desmond Fahie, lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Frank Peña, lead guitar; Matt Wolff, bass; Danny Gallegos, drums; Jordan Slaughter, percussion. Wolff pointed out that just as their music fuses different genres, the band members are ethnically diverse. “Hispanic, black, Anglo,” he said. “We kind of see it as the old American melting pot.” Factoid: Wolff, son of County Judge Nelson Wolff, and Slaughter both play in the San Antonio jam band 51 Acres. Their words: “The songs are mostly about love because everything boils down to love one way or another. Either the lack thereof or the overabundance.” — Desmond Fahie, lyricist Where to see them: Opening for the Classic Rock All Stars Saturday, July 21, at the Rock 'n' Rescue concert at Sunken Garden Theater. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; admission costs $6 and benefits the City of San Antonio's Animal Care Services. The band also plays July 27 at Broadway 50/50, 5050 Broadway, or check them out every first Friday at The Mix, 2423 N. St. Mary's St. The Web: myspace.com/groovemovement The 210 take: Groove Movement started out years ago as a fusion jazz band, but now the group showcases Fahie's incredible voice backed by an infectious funk groove. Like the band and its music, Groove Movement's audience is diverse. “It's almost like popular music in that sense. It's commercial because it covers a big span of people,” Wolff said. “That's kind of where we want to be. We want to be appreciated by people who love country music as much as by people who love R&B.” The guys are finishing up their first album at Rhapsody Street Studios and plan to release it in the fall, but live shows are where the band shines, with its long jam sessions and solos. “There's a lot of times when they just hand things over to me and Danny, and we just go at it,” Slaughter said. “There's not a lot of bands that do that anymore. The art of solos is gone to me, it seems like.” Jessica Belasco | 210SA contributor
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