Cootie Brown
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Locust Grove 2007
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History
Cootie Brown was born nearly three years ago when Brian Eckert formed a trio and began writing original music and performing in Central PA at venues such as Tussey Mountain, the Brewery, and the Crowbar. Near the end of 2004, the trio split and Eckert began to search for new members to continue performing Cootie Brown's music.
In November of 2005, he met guitar player Ryan Alford and they immediately clicked. The two have written over 60 songs that delve into the worlds of Funk, Jazz, Reggae, Punk, Rock, all with a heavy dose of improvisation. They soon found percussionist Jacob Haqq-Misra (Jan. '06) and drummer Jim Devoss (April '06) and melded much of their music into a four-piece band. Near the end of the summer of 2006, they found guitar player Matt Fern and woodwind player Michael Fortunato. In early October keys player Jordan Thompson responded to an ad and the rest is history in the making!
Webpages
Official Webpage:
www.cootiebrown.net
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/cootiebrown
Band Members
Ryan Alford - Guitar
Jim DeVoss - Drums
Brian Eckert - Bass/Didj
Matt Fern - Guitar
Michael Fortunato - Woodwinds
Jacob Haqq-Misra - Congas
Jordan Thompson - Keys
Albums
CDs can now be purchased online at the Ekora Webstore and CD Baby:
- Meltdown (2007)
- Strikes Back! (2007)
- Out of the Bleu (2007)
Articles
The Daily Collegian. - "Lemont Village to feature rookie student group" - July 13, 2006.
Centre Daily Times, Blue Weekly - ON THE SCENE: Cootie Brown - February 15, 2007.
Centre Daily Times - Cootie Brown releases trifecta - September 28, 2007.