Artists

Ensembles

  • Daggerboard

    Daggerboard picks up where Throttle Elevator Music left off with most of the same musicians including writers Gregory Howe and Erik Jekabson; drummer Mike Hughes jand guitarist Ross Howe. Joining them for several songs is Vibraphonist Roger Glenn.

  • A picture of the album cover for Plate Fork Knife Spoon

    Plate Fork Knife Spoon

    Plate, Fork, Knife, Spoon are the rhythm section behind the Crown City Rockers (ex-Mission) crew.

  • A picture of the cover of "Final Floor" by Throttle Elevator Music Featuring Kamasi Washington

    Throttle Elevator Music featuring Kamasi Washington

    Cross Coltrane with The Clash and it would resemble the departure point Throttle Elevator Music leaps from.

  • A photo of Variable Unit.

    Variable Unit

    Variable Unit recorded and played live from 2000 – 2005, making five albums with a collective of Bay Area talent.

  • A photo of the Wide Hive Players at the piano.

    Wide Hive Players

    The Wide Hive Players is a group that descended from the house band. Core members of the Wide Hive Players include Gregory Howe, Matt Montgomery, Tim Hyland, saxophonist Doug Rowan, and drummer Big Thomas McCree.

Guest Musicians

  • A photo of Babatunde Lea

    Babatunde Lea

    Babatunde Lea, "Tunde," as he is known to intimates, has drawn immeasurable experience working with such singular stylists as Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, and a host of others.

  • Photo of Barry Finnerty with his bass.

    Barry Finnerty

    Barry Finnerty Is a Bay Area guitarist and musician who has appears on Wide Hive Players Players II Guitar.

  • A photo of Boots Riley looking thoughtful.

    Boots Riley

    Boots Riley is an American MC Rapper and producer best known for his work with The Coup.

  • A photo of Chester Thompson.

    Chester Thompson

    Chester Thompson is a keyboardist and B3 specialist best known for recording and touring with Tower of Power and Carlos Santana.

  • A photo of Doug Carn.

    Doug Carn

    Doug Carn is a keyboardist and B3 organ player who has played with Nat Adderly, Earth Wind and Fire, Shirley Horn, Lou Donaldson, Stanley Turrenting, and Irene Reid.

  • A photo of Drew Zingg at the Wide Hive Studio.

    Drew Zingg

    Drew Zingg is an American guitarist best known as lead guitarist and musical director of Steely Dan's reunion tour 1993 - 1995.

  • Hugh Ragin (left) with Tyshawn Sorey (middle) and Roscoe Mitchell (right).

    Hugh Ragin

    Hugh Ragin is an American trumpet player and musical educator who appears on Roscoe Mitchell's 'Duets' album.

  • A photo of Josh Jones sitting at his drum set, playing the drums in the Wide Hive Studio.

    Josh Jones

    Josh Jones is an East Bay Area drummer and band leader who appears on 'Larry Coryell With The Wide Hive Players', Calvin Keys 'Electric Keys', and Phil Ranelin's 'Living A New Day'.

  • A photo of Lyrics Born.

    Lyrics Born

    Lyrics Born is a well known MC and rapper who has collaborated with Kasabian, Galactic, DJ Shadow, The Bamboos, Soulico, Dosmoccos, Blackalicious, Jurassic 5, DJ Z-Trip, Morcheeba and Zion I.

  • Matt Cunitz on a keyboard at the Wide Hive Studio.

    Matt Cunitz

    Matt Cunitz is a San Francisco Bay Area keyboardist and multi instrumentalist who appears on several Dissent releases.