Garage A Trois is an American jazz quartet including drummer Stanton Moore, saxophonist

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, vibraphone and percussionist Mike Dillon and keyboardist

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. They play a variety of music including

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, funk and

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History

Garage A Trois was originally a trio founded by Moore, eight-string guitarist

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, and Skerik. It formed during the 1998 recording of Stanton Moore's debut ''

All Kooked Out! ''All Kooked Out!'' is the debut studio album by New Orleans-based drummer Stanton Moore. It was recorded entirely live in the studio with no overdubs and no headphones, in a week-long session that also yielded ''Mysteryfunk'', the debut album ...

'', a session that also yielded Garage A Trois' debut recording '' Mysteryfunk''. Both albums were produced by

Dan Prothero Dan Prothero is an American, New Orleans-based independent record producer, recording engineer, and record collector. He has been called "the true king of raw" by

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for his emphasis on live performance, vintage analog recording technique ...

on his independent

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label. They were also both recorded "live with no over dubs". Whereas ''All Kooked Out!'' was rehearsed, "straight-toned" and promoted as the initial release, ''Mysteryfunk'' was mostly improvised with electronically effected instruments and as Moore has stated had "all the freaky stuff." After success as a live act they took on

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and percussionist Mike Dillon. The quartet performed multiple tours on the national nightclub circuit and played at several festivals. They were known to perform a wide variety of music in any given show including funk, punk-rock with electronic effects, or straightforward jazz. In 2007, Moore, Skerik and Dillon continued to perform by the Garage A Trois moniker featuring other musicians such as

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and Marco Benevento. In October 2009, Garage A Trois released their first studio CD with the Benevento line-up, ''

Power Patriot ''Power Patriot'' is the third studio album by Garage A Trois. It is the first CD with the musician line-up that includes Stanton Moore, Skerik, Mike Dillon and Marco Benevento. It was released October 2009.Keith SperGarage A Trois ranges from l ...

''. On August 20, 2012, Garage A Trois played a show at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York, with a lineup consisting of just Charlie Hunter, Skerik and Mike Dillon. The show is notable for the return of Charlie Hunter, the lack of Benevento or Moore, and Dillon playing a traditional drum kit for most of the show.

Discography

* '' Mysteryfunk'' (Fog City, 1999) * '' Emphasizer'' (Tone-Cool, 2003) * ''

Outre Mer ''Outre Mer'' is the second full-length studio album by Garage A Trois released in 2005. Combining drums, percussion, eight-string guitar and saxophone, it is funk-influenced and emphasizes polyrhythmic grooves.Stephen LatessOutre Mer''All About ...

'' (Telarc, 2005) * ''

'' (Royal Potato Family, 2009) * ''Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil'' (Royal Potato Family, 2011) * ''Calm Down Cologne'' (Royal Potato Family, 2021)

References

External links

Official site

Garage A Trois
at MySpace
Fog City Records presents: Garage A Trois

Garage A Trois collection
at the

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