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Five Eyed Hand is a Santa Cruz based quartet that forges into
new musical territory while embracing and fusing the traditional
roots of jazz, psychedelic rock, folk, funk and beyond. They
blend expansive instrumental jam compositions with fun and catchy
vocal tunes to form an engaging and captivating music experience
that inspires dance floors to quake and tail feathers to shake.
One never knows what surprises these guys might pull out. The
band sees each show as a special opportunity to participate
in creating magic with the audience and with each other. Every
set is created with that particular performance in mind; each
show is a new experience. |
| Derek
Bodkin sits behind the drum kit, but one learns quickly
that he has many other talents. Although it is rare for a drummer
to lead on vocals, Derek does so with strength and grace while
holding down a fluid, yet tight rythim. He even throws in some
mind blowing whistling and well placed harmonica ta boot. To
top things off, Captain Bodkin regularly shows off his sharp,
acoustic guitar skills and banjo licks. |
| Mikey
“The Fiddler” Henderson is a virtuoso on electric
violin and mandolin. He brings a unique and captivating sound
to this band that is elevating, searing, soothing and even ground
breaking. Ukulele is his most recent pursuit on his long
list of instrumental endeavors |
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| Jeb
“The Bass Man” Taylor was struck by lightning
while hiking in the Himalaya as a child. He bought a bass shortly
after and has rarely parted from it since. He now has an amazing
sonic touch and an extensive musical vocabulary from which he
creates an impressive, melodic groove. His solos and jams are
bone shaking. |
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wacky guy with the amazing guitar chops is Chris
Zanardi. He blends his early rock influences with his later
love of jazz and jamming into a tonal experience that stands
alone. In a world of guitar impressionists Chris is driven to
seek his own path. He is prolific with his compositions which
are musical journeys reflecting from his everyday experiences.
“Z” as he is often called, also incorporates a synthesizer
with looping (and other fun toys) to further expand this diverse
and eclectic band’s sound. |
Notable Performances
and Accolades: Winner of “Best New Groove” -
Jambands.com (Relix Magazine’s online journal); “New
Artist Feature” - High Sierra Music Festival 2008; Harmony
Music Festival (2008); Bobolink Music Festival (2008/09) and
The Summer Solstice Festival (2009).
“The Hand” has toured the Left Coast playing over
100 shows from Seattle to Santa Barbara at venues like: SOhO’s,
The Boom Boom Room, Fillmore Poster Room, Cafe Du Nord, The
Opal Lounge, Moe’s Alley, The Goodfoot Lounge, The Hopmonk
Brewery, Don Quixote’s and many more. They have played
with the legendary lap steel performer, Pete Grant, incredible
fusion guitarist, Fareed Haque & Eric Levy (Garaj Mahal),
Asher Fulero , Eric McFadden (Pfunk, Stockholm Syndrome, James
Whiton on stand up bass as well as members of Tea Leaf Green,
Hot Buttered Rum, Garaj Mahal, New Monsoon, Izabella and Blue
Turtle Seduction. |
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