Kraft Quartet
Kraft Quartet
New York, NY
Blues / Surf / Instrumetal Rock
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KRAFT QUARTET BIOGRAPHY
The earliest recordings were made from 1995 to 1999. They include the 1995 cassette only releases "Superstar" (Lex and Morgan) and "Music from the Living Room" (Madison, Wesley, Lex and Bryan Lipps). The "Green Street EP" was recorded between 1997 to 1999 (Madison, Wesley and Lipps). The first release on Microeart Records - "Kraft Quartet EP" was recorded March 6, 2007 in New York City and features Lex Samu playing the flugelhorn, the Rast Brothers on bass/drums and Morgan on fretless guitar.
Their first full length album "Nervous Boogie" was mixed by Mitch Easter and mastered by Brent Lambert and contains 14 classic songs including tunes by Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, the Chantays, John Brim and Elmore James. Special guests for this album include Aaron Bachelder on Marimba and Vibes, blues legend Bob Margolin who was guitarist for Muddy Waters from 1973 til 1980 and has won multiple W.C. Handy awards for solo or group efforts through the years (including best blues guitarist); blues/rockabilly musician extraordinaire and W.C. Handy multiple time winner Tom "Mookie" Brill on harp; and blues guitar sensation Sean Costello, winner of the Memphis Blues Society's talent award and nominated for the W.C. Handy "Best New Artist Debut" award. Bob Margolin and Sean Costello both have recent solo albums, as well as back catalog available through their websites. These three special guests bring an authentic blues flavor to the project, juxtaposed with the jazz artistry of the trumpet/double bass performances and the rock-n-roll drums/rhythm guitars creating a truly unique sound, undeniably new while washed in vintage feeling.
