SPARE PARTS

Fusing a mix of funk, rock, jazz, latin and reggae, Spare Parts is a Chicago based group rapidly gaining international acclaim. An eclectic list of influences ranging from Weather Report to the Beatles fuel the creative engines of Spare Parts - both live and in the studio.
Spare Parts consistently performs at premier venues and festivals across the United States and even internationally including the Festival de Jazz in Lima, Peru. They have shared the stage with artists such as Victor Wooten, Snoop Dogg, Fareed Haque, Lenny Pickett (SNL / Tower of Power), Melvin Seals, 2 Live Crew, Liquid Soul, and The Jazz Mandolin Project to name a few. The band just released their third studio album "Trio" and now holds a Thursday residency in Chicago at Alive One. Both the new album and their 2006 release “Brain Candy” receive regular airplay and the band has scored music for several independent films and commercials.
Spare Parts remains focused on expanding their musical boundaries while attracting new listeners around the globe, lleaving them thirsty for more. See you at the next show!
PRESS QUOTES
"These three can lay down some serious funk, whether it be the kind meant to get you on the dance floor, or the kind that makes you tap your foot while your mouth is left gaping. Clearly, a band that can lay down the funk for seventy minutes with nary a dull spot in the mix is doing something right. Very right." - Paul Abella- Chicago Jazz Magazine
"Their jazzy styling sounds like Weather Report mixed with Jamiroquai. It was quite a set to catch."
-Kyndmusic.com
"Their performance at Martyrs’ Pub on Saturday, January 20, was stellar. They exuded so much energy that the audience couldn’t help but dance. The floor was packed and everyone loved it."
-Fruzsina Eordogh, FourMagazine.com
"The group is very talented. They have real chops. Spare Parts Performance is Funk/Jazz reminiscent of the Jazz Medium in the 70's & The London House in the 60's. Contemporary sound with serious interplay between the musicians. If you are into jazz, this is a must hear/see. Very much like watching Corea/Hancock, Pastorius, and Cobham together for the first time.
"No matter who is in the crowd, Spare Parts is going to rock their worlds."
-Jason Soreno, The Pulse
"Incredibly funky! A tight, concisely performed set of tunes, transforming them from a jam band into the more precise, composition-oriented unit Spare Parts are decidedly more progressive."
-Brent Stewart, Nightlife