Rob Aries, Average White Band

Rob Aries is a keyboard player and bassist for Average White Band. Rob also happens to be a formidable jazz player and in this episode we cover all of that plus some, in what’s been an amazing career to date. To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   Joining Average White Band (AWB) Playing with AWB On AWB being the 15th most sampled band in history Pick up the Pieces – Average White Band School Boy Crush – Average White Band Musical upbringing Learning from John Mehegan John Mehegan – Once Again in Love God Bless The Child – Blood, Sweat and Tears Living and gigging in New York as a young man Nite Sprite band in action in 1980 Average White Band and The Chicken Dance (spoiler: David got his research wrong) Working with John Scofield Rob in action with John Scofield – Protocol John Scofield as band leader Touring with a Yamaha KX-88 in a plywood case Surviving the pandemic Heathkit project Rock Me Tonight – Freddie Jackson The Tascam 388 Rob playing on Freddie Jackson’s cover of Good Morning Heartache Rob’s amazingly compact rig with Average White Band Next 12 months and future of AWB Thoughts for younger players and the challenges of current approach to music variety and melody The Whitehall Grand Prix Duo combo organ Tag a Keyboard Player: Jacob Collier, Jonah Nilsson Desert Island Discs: The Real McCoy – McCoy Tyner, A Love Supreme – JOhn Coltrane (ideally a live version such as this), Now He Sings, Now He Sobs – Chick Corea, Thrust – Herbie Hancock,  Pimp Your T-Shirt: Boneyard Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the...