| Connecticut-based four-piece Stanley Maxwell plays original
music that blends (among many other influences) jazz, funk and rock
with tight arrangements and intricate group improvisation. They
are a no-nonsense, conservatory-trained group of musicians who share
a love for playing soulful music together and making people dance.
The band has built a grassroots name for themselves throughout the
Northeast since 2001, and joined the Home
Grown Music Network in 2008. From colleges
and festivals to nightclubs and
local bars, the group is a “must see” experience. Aesthetically,
they combine both the virtuosic and the simple into a visceral concoction.
Stanley Maxwell’s independently-produced debut album Don't
Wake The Baby! was recorded in Bristol, CT by Dan Silvia of
Hillgrove Recording (a company
based in West Roxbury, MA) and mastered by Anthony Lattarulo of
the LattKave Recording Studio in
Yonkers, NY. The album included Mousetrap, an eleven-bar blues
influenced by Thelonious Monk. The band’s recording of the
composition by pianist Evan
Green attracted international attention including:
- Mousetrap winning "Best Jazz
Song" in the 7th Annual Independent
Music Awards (December 2007), an international program that
helps indie artists and releases overcome mainstream obstacles
and reach wider audiences by providing year-long promotion, marketing
and distribution opportunities that place those selected in front
of more than 15 million music fans and industry decision makers
around the world.
- Winning the
Relix Magazine November 2007 "JamOff" contest for
unsigned artists, with Mousetrap featured on the November
Relix CD sampler, included with over 100,000 issues of the internationally
distributed magazine, dedicated to jam bands and improvisational
music.
Notable Stanley Maxwell performances and events include:
- Featured performances at annual festivals
and prestigious venues including
- College
tours including Brandeis University, Bryant College, Colby
Sawyer College, Curry College, Fairfield
University, Framingham State, Maine Maritime Academy, University
of Massachusetts, Vassar
College, Williams College, and Yale
University;
- Serving as the house band at the upscale Zen
Bar in Farmington (2004), the trendy Backroom
Lounge @ Bottega in New Haven (2003, 2004), and the weekly
New York City comedy show "Stand-Up Stew" in Chelsea (2002);
- Chosen out of thousands of acts to showcase at the Northeast
Regional Conference of NACA
(National Association of Campus Activities) in Marlboro, Massachusetts
(2002).
- Selection as the band to play for thousands at the ESPN X-Trials at Lake Compounce Amusement
Park (2001);
- Honored by the AJR Nocera Memorial Foundation (2010, 2009) as
well as the
National Spinal Chord Injury Association (2002, 2001) for
support at their benefit concerts two years in a row;
As well as memorable shows with artists including The Charlie
Hunter Trio, Fred Wesley & The New JBs, The New Deal, Ryan Montbleau,
The Breakfast, Dub
Is A Weapon, Jacob
Fred Jazz Odyssey, Zappa
Plays Zappa, Cyro
Baptista & Beat The Donkey, The
Disco Biscuits, The
Roots, Sam Kininger, DJ
Le Spam & The Spam Allstars, Hypnotic
Clambake, Addison Groove Project, Mountain of Venus, Seth Yacovone,
Raisinhill, moe
and members of Max Creek.
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