BIOGRAPHY

Water Babies is all about the energy and spontaneity of improvised music. We came together as an experiment to see if we could strip away everything we knew about form and chord changes and just ride The Groove. What we have found has exceeded our wildest expectations. All of our songs are one-take improvisations rooted in The Groove which we hope will have you shakin’ your thang!

Every one of our shows is full of surprises and unexpected twists and turns. Magical interaction and tight coherence ensues as we develop new musical ideas in every moment. We draw inspiration from each other, from the audience, from the atmosphere of the room, and from our musical forefathers, groups like Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew band, Maceo Parker, and Medeski, Martin & Wood.

Above all, we never lose our main focus: To deliver the most distinguished and funky improv grooves we can muster and share the joy that comes from creating magic in each moment.

BAND

Jason Parker - trumpet, flugel horn, percussion & vocals
Josh Rawlings - organ, fender rhodes, percussion & vocals
Aaron Kassover - electric & upright bass
Brad Gibson - drum set & percussion

QUOTES

“I keep fantasizing that some group will fuse the funky grooves of 1970s cop-show jazz with the abrupt, mind-melting segues of the mid-1970s Miles Davis groups. Plying similar yet more straight-ahead territory, Water Babies manage to bring the funk free of the usual jam-band excesses.”
~Christopher DeLaurenti, The Stranger

“It’s rare to get it right but the Water Babies have the musical chemistry and chops that carry their free-form compositions to tingly heights. Plus, they know how to lay down a big fat groove and that’s a good thing.”
~Don Rauf, Seattlest.com

MUSIC