Showing posts with label Suryadip Bandyopadhyay. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Monks of Funk - The Red Album (2018)


Recorded on October 20, 2018 in Irvine, CA, "The Red Album" is the first demo album published by Monks of Funk. It features Red Baron by Billy Cobham, Beatrice by Sam Rivers, Recorda-me by Joe Henderson, and Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard. This is the first album featuring saxophonist Luis Sepulveda and drummer James Wang, as well as the first recorded, mixed, and mastered in-house by keyboardist and producer Jaimin Patel.

Tenor Saxophone: William Lu
Tenor Saxophone: Luis Sepulveda
Electric Guitar: Suryadip Bandyopadhyay
Electric Bass: Chris Visan
Keyboard: Jaimin Patel
Drumset: James Wang
Producer/Engineer: Jaimin Patel
Album Art: Suryadip Bandyopadhyay

1. Red Baron 08:41
2. Beatrice 05:00
3. Recordame 04:05
4. Red Clay 16:50

Monks of Funk - Unlive (2018)


Monks of Funk is a six-piece jazz combo in Irvine, CA, formed in November of 2016. 

"Unlive" was recorded at Hybrid Studios on July 29, 2018

Alto Saxophone: Sam Rostami
Tenor Saxophone: William Lu
Electric Guitar: Suryadip Bandyopadhyay
Electric Bass: Chris Visan
Electric Organ/Acoustic Piano/Electric Piano: Jaimin Patel
Drumset: Mitchell Rogers
Producer/Engineer: Joshua Brooks
Studio: Hybrid Studios
Album Art: Suryadip Bandyopadhyay

1. Hottentot 07:41
2. Sing a Song of Song 08:00
3. Wayne's Thang 06:12
4. The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers 04:23
5. High Noon 06:52