Biography
One of the most sought after rhythm sections in the Bay and beyond, The Park is notorious for their ability to “bring it” with raw honest groove and captivating energy in whatever musical context they find themselves. The Park’s musical diversity and astounding musicianship has allowed them to cover much ground supporting artists across the board such as Ubiquity recording phenom Nino Moschella, 70 ‘s soul legend Darondo, U.K. soul sensations Alice Russell and T.M. Juke, Happy Mayfield (singer songwriter LeeBob Watson + The Park), the hiphop ensemble Righteous Movement, and many many more…
Ever since Derek (Drums n’ the kitchen sink), Josh (bass n’ thangs), and Ben (keys bells n’ whistles) first got together in the bathroom-sized practice room in San Francisco in 2002, they have shared an infectious drive to making music that feels good and a calling to bring that music to the masses. This force has allowed The Park to emerge as one of the most sought after rhythm sections in the bay and beyond. As emcees, horn players, and vocalist came through the old space on Wednesdays to get down, the concept of “The Park” was born.
The Park eventually outgrew the old digs and moved to a small but mighty club called The Royale is now home to the group’s legendary “Wednesday Night Sessions.,” a hiphop/jazz/soul/everything jam session in downtown San Francisco. Through the years the sessions have been host to countless musicians, emcees/poets, and vocalists from all musical backgrounds and genres.
With Derek, Josh, and Ben making up the core of the group, The Park’s playground has grown to include horn players: Anthony Coleman the II (Ludacris, Saadiq), Wiatt Grant (Figi, Babaken), Brian Switzer (Muse), Guitarists: Steve Wyreman (Lauryn Hill, Keysha Cole) Ross Grant (Jem, Breakestra), Emcees : Wonway, Gavin Grant, Gedeon, and Deejays: Whooligan, Johnny Vanetti and many many more…
The Park has earned the reputation as one of the hardest working bands out of the bay. When they are not recording, performing, touring or playing dice with artists from around the world, they continue to foster the music scene at home with “The Park Presents” show. In each volume they feature up to twenty local and regional acts, “it’s like the dopest live mix tape.” – MC Wonway (Freestyle Olympics champion MC and host MC Wonway)
The range of The Park’s musicality can be seen and heard in a number of releases this year, including “The Happy Mayfield EP”, Alice Russell’s new album “Pot of Gold” and Nino Moschella’s upcoming release. Check the discography section for older and current releases by ‘”The Park”…
The Park is also available for dog shows…
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