Have you jazz people ever heard of Dirty Loops? I just heard them for the first time this week and "WOW" doesn't cover it. They are just crazy good. For those who don't know they are a trio from Sweden (though their work is largely sweetened with tons of overdubs) and they are each phenomenal musicians. It's hard to say that the bassist is a better bassist than the drummer is a drummer, etc.

They are all over Youtube. Check them out. This is their channel.

Dirty Loops

Eddie thanx for sharing that. I never heard of them. I'm going to listen a few more tunes by them. I am impressed.

Knowing that you are a TOP guy like I am, look up Turbo by Cory Wong and Dirty Loops.

And prepare to be amazed. Cory is THE funkiest guitar player ever.

Freaking awesome!

They are super tight!

What a fantastic rhythm section!

I'm hooked!

PS - check out Thriller also.

Oh, wow! Off this planet. Just sensational. I'll be listening to more for sure.

They are tight! Yes.

Just checking, this isn't a place to purchase loops of their playing, right? Just a coincidence that 'loops' is in the band name?

What they do with Thriller is totally off the charts! Quincy Jones, upon hearing their rendition of Thriller, immediately reached out and is now working with them. That stuff that Cory Wong did with them is ridiculously funky and amazingly delicious. They tour as just the trio. The horns are "added guests" and that horn section is crazy good. The fun stuff on Youtube is the "reaction to" videos. Music teachers and listen for the first time on camera and the reactions are genuine.

Mario, Cory Wong will be at Anthology in Rochester Jan 30th. He fell from the Minneapolis music tree so he is heavily "Princed". The videos titled Cory Wong & Dirty Loops are what I watched first and I pretty much sat there saying "Wait. WHAT did they just do?" Then you go backwards and find the Vulfpeck videos with Cory on guitar. Those guys are some kind of musicians as well, though most of them went to That School Up North. Several of them play drums, guitar and keyboards so they rotate on and off. The leader of Vulfpeck is from Cleveland, and how he ended up at TSUM is heresy!

Thanks for sharing Eddie. Enjoyed Thriller and a couple other songs very much.

Yes, I've been listening to them for close to a year. They are, indeed, awesome. For a three-piece group, they know how to fill a total soundscape. Love them!

Another band I like is Leonid & Friends - a Russian cover band (Mostly Chicago songs).

Here are urls to two of their songs, showing their versatility:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEDatFQ3m98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rmOg4_8wD0&list=RD9_torOTK5qc&index=5

I went to see Chicagovitz when they played a casino near me. It was a bit pricey for my cheap self but the music was impeccable. Note for note Chicago.

To be perfectly honest I mainly went to see the girl singer that sings for them. She is MORE gorgeous in person than she is on the videos. AND has a degree in international economics. They are all very warm, personable people. I saw them with the former guitar player who I told when I met him "You move here and you will work as much as you want to. Studio sessions, commercials, any band you want to play in. A solid player who sings well has a lot of opportunity." He just smiled and thanked me and said he is TOO busy where he lives. They all learned more English to speak to fans, and Leonid speaks very capable English. He had a plan, and he executed it.

Wow, great find Eddie! These guys are really good! Quite a few vids on YouTube checking them all out over morning coffee. That'll get you going for sure!

Jeff

YouTube is an incredible resource for basically anything you want. Sooo many amazing players from all over the world, way too many for me to post here BUT, since I'm a B3 guy here's one I have to mention. Lachy Doley from Australia. Check this out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swS1R1GIIjM

And, the organ isn't the only keyboard he just kills. Check out him using a whammy bar on a clavinet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDUCTsXPiE

And then here's a reaction vid from a music teacher who's pretty killer himself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_rFy6DzkSw

I can watch this stuff all day and have no life if I'm not careful. And btw, Leonid and Friends are Ukrainians not Russians. Big difference.

Bob

Incorrect. The big guy who sings out front is from Kiev, Ukraine. The rest of them are from Russia. Leonid is from Moscow, the girl is from Siberia... Political correctness says to say "FORMER Russia, as many of them are from those various "stans", but they are Russian except for Sergei.

From Leonid's Facebook band page: "A group of friends who got together as a Contemporary jazz rock band located in Moscow Russia playing cover songs by Chicago."

Dirty Loops is absolutely phenomenal - and I say this as someone who primarily listens to metal. They've got more talent in their little fingers than in my entire body, that's for sure! I don't think I've ever shown them to someone who was any less than impressed. That bass player, just - wow!

Another good one for the jazz folks is Snarky Puppy, and if you like to get a little weird go check out Jacob Collier, Vulfpeck (someone mentioned Cory Wong earlier), or anything to do with Louis Cole.

Great thread.

Louis Cole, his band Knower and anything related with these great young musicians is mind blowing.

Check this out:
https://youtu.be/GnEmD17kYsE
https://youtu.be/m1L-xETdqGw

I had no idea who Louis Cole was until this thread. I am now a fan. The techno side resonates with me. Would like Vulfpeck more if Jack Stratton hadn't defected to That School Up North, but I enjoy them. Jacob Collier is strong too. Snarky Puppy I knew of.

I really got into Animals As Leaders lately too. Tosin Abasi is savage!

@Simon Do you hear some Swing Out Sister in Louis Cole?

Mark Lettieri from Snarky Puppy plays with Cory Wong and Joe Dart in a side project called Fearless Flyers

You are welcome.

I tried to get the forumites into Dirty Loops 5 years ago and n this thread: https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=362545&Searchpage=1&Main=52257&Words=dirty+loops&Search=true#Post362545

If you like Dirty Loops you will probably like Shobaleader One as well

I thought the Shobaleader "headgear" was a cool idea that probably did not cost a huge amount of money and made for a reasonable theatrical idea.

Both these bands are exceptional.

Billy

This thread has been GOLD!!! Added several Youtube channels.

Cory Wong's band is really good too. He is totally crazy, but that must have come from Jack Stratton when he worked with Vulfpeck. Strattonb is certifiable!! Witness that he dared to leave Ohio to attend That School Up North.

You can hear the Prince influence in Cory but as he moves into other places I hear some Earl Klugh, some George Benson, Adam Hawley, and even some older styles like Wes Montgomery. Rhythm players of that quality are hard to find. His band... wow.

Louis Cole is really the best drummer in the biz. In addition to his solo stuff and his band Knower he has a second band, another duo called Clown Core. I'll leave you to look them up because while they're excellent, they're not 100% appropriate for posting on the forums. Accordingly, I'm a huge fan.



Animals As Leaders has been one of my favourite bands since they started 14 years ago - Tosin's guitar playing is out of this world good. He's in another band called Tram which is much jazzier and features some sax and backing vocals.

I hear a teeny bit of Swing Out Sister in Louis Cole, particularly in the synth playing, though to be honest I'd never heard of them. Really the standout for Louis Cole for me is the drumming - this video is excellent at breaking down some of his beats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OJHDJdplcY



Excellent stuff there too! I think the aforementioned Louis Cole played with them on one song, though I might be thinking of Vulfpeck instead.



Thank you - I hadn't heard of them. I'm digging the first video I clicked on (Boiler Room In Stereo), so I'll check them out!



Cory's secret is his ability to completely remove any bones from his right hand. Not literally of course, but he's on video talking about it. Agreed, absolutely one of the best rhythm players out there.

Eddie if you are enjoying the somewhat angular sounds, check out Plini.

Plini is excellent, absolutely a master of the guitar!

If you don't mind "heavier" stuff, also check out David Maxim Micic - he's an occasional collaborator with Plini.

Great find Eddie. They remind me of Toto with that wonderful sound. Maybe it's just the song, but amazing musicians. Nice if they did some RealTracks for PG Music!