Back On Duty
April 3, 2013 by four80east
We kicked off the 2013 touring season with a bang a couple of weeks ago, with what has become our annual pilgrimage to Rochester. What a great night! We got to debut several songs from our new album, Off Duty, and also threw in some older ones that we hadn’t played before. Next up – [...]
The Calm Before the Storm
August 14, 2012 by four80east
Three weeks until the release of Off Duty, and so much to be done! So what are we doing? Relaxing, of course! Cottaging, camping, hanging out and enjoying life. ‘Cause really, summers are short enough around here, and ya gotta get it while the gettin’s good. And the gettin’ is good, make no mistake. I [...]
The times they are a-changin’…
November 11, 2011 by four80east
…and by that I mean from Daylight Savings to Standard Time. How did it get to be Fall already? What a crazy run since last we spoke… Philly, NYC, Dayton, Boston, Branford CT, Orlando, Syracuse, Tucson, LA, and Harrisburg. Then back to Orlando. Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Boats. Thanks to everyone who came out to [...]
Another busy summer…
July 18, 2011 by four80east
…and I can’t believe it’s half over already! After kicking things off in Windsor, ON, we went on a great little run with Shilts and Matt Marshak in the Mid-West. Wonderful crowds, and great hangs. Dodged some tornadoes and made some new friends. We were treated very well! Added another fabulous bass player to our [...]
Embrace the Hyphen
December 6, 2010 by four80east
The one question we’ve probably been asked the most in interviews over the years is, “How would you classify your music?”. And in all this time, we’ve never managed to come up with a consistent, coherent answer. “Groove-Jazz”? “Electro-Jazz”? “Nu-Jazz”? “Trance-Jazz”? “Cinematic-Funk-Fusion-Chill-Jazz”? It’s all close, but nothing really seems to nail it. I remember years [...]