Lineup / Vaughn Kreestoe
Vaughn Kreestoe
Bellingham, WA
myspace.com/vaughnkreestoe
Inspired by the need for emotional release and the desire for spiritual relaxation through sonic enlightenment, Vaughn Kreestoe was formed in Bellingham in April of 2008. After performing rigorously as a three piece instrumental band for the first year, Vaughn Kreestoe has added vocals to their sound. Michael Harris joins the band with a resume filled with studio and touring experience. As fans desperately await the release of a studio album, Vaughn Kreestoe continues to destroy each stage they play and quickly build its myriad of followers.
JAMBASE.com writer Dennis Cook says, "This Bellingham, Washington trio first comes across like a classic organ-drums-guitar soul jazz combo but the plethora of nifty touches and sweet complications quickly affirmed them as a cut above the pack. As one wild-legged onlooker barked, "Crush grooves, man. They are killing it." They ranged from an instrumental answer to vintage Philly soul to more fiery spaces, but often dipping into the blues underpinning their funk. Executed with precision and full of well placed pauses and general centrifugal force, you might call it an extraordinarily fine soundtrack to a good porno."
LIVE SHOW REVIEW from What's Up! Magazine, June 2009: "Vaughn Kreestoe's such a tight band they sound like they've been together a decade, not a year. They may have been labeled a jazz band due to effortless improvisation, but they bring on the funk...the bodies filled the dance floor, rocking to guitarist Jeremy Elliott and keyboardist Delvon Lamarr's seamless leads...the audience stood just to listen, in sheer awe, to (Michael) Harris' incredible voice with its luminous tone and outstanding range... as Kevin Chryst rode his drums like brilliant, musical stallions." - by Greg Keefe
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