iSound

In spring, 1999, drummer Alan Evans and his brother, the Hammond B-3 organist Neal, invited guitarist Eric Krasno to come up to their house in Woodstock, NY and cut some tracks in their home studio. They had a simple idea: to bring jazz back to the dance floor. And in the years since, their blend of soul, jazz and hip-hop has done exactly that, attracting throngs of fans around the world and the respect of musicians of every sort. They called this idea Soulive. Right away it was clear that there was some magic about Soulive. They played retro instruments and wore old suits, but the sound wasn’t old at all. The beats were hard and funky and the bass shook the club. The melodies were soulful and memorable. It caught on. Within a year, the band was attracting large crowds across the country and Bruce Lundvall signed them to Blue Note records. The band went on the road with the Dave Matthews Band, The Rolling Stones, The Roots, India.Arie and a host of others and recorded 2 highly accla...