Fattburger

Biography

Fattburger is a smooth jazz band from San Diego. Their first CD was One of a Kind in 1986. They released the album Work to Do in 2004. Their website is: fattburger.com

One of the most popular pop/jazz groups, Fattburger has been classified by some as new adult contemporary music, contemporary jazz , or smooth jazz . The San Diego-based unit has survived through many trends and still plays the same type of accessible funky music that was its original goal. Saxophonist Hollis Gentry, while in high school, led a group (Power) that opened for Cannonball Adderley at a college concert in 1972. After graduating, Gentry toured with R and B groups. He attended San Diego State University and during the second half of the 1970s had opportunities to play straight-ahead jazz with Bruce Cameron. When their last band broke up, Gentry and the other musicians (keyboardist Carl Evans, bassist Mark Hunter, drummer Kevin Koch, and guitarist [arist]Steve Laury) went out on their own and became Fattburger. Tommy Aros joined the band as their percussionist and in the early 90s, when Laury started a solo career, Evan Marks became Fattburgers guitarist. In the mid-90s, Fattburger found a home on the Shanachie label, releasing a string of well-received albums into the 21st Century Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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