The brainchild of acclaimed bassist/composer Robert Miller,
Project Grand Slam’s signature sound fuses Jazz, Rock, Funk, Latin and
reimagined Classic Rock covers, while earning over one million video views and
defying genres, languages and geographic boundaries.
The band’s new, 5th CD, ‘The PGS Experience’, is a combination
of five new studio tracks and four live performances. The album features
Special Guest Artist Mindi Abair, renowned saxophonist and two-time Grammy
nominee, on two of Robert’s new original studio songs: ‘Fishin’, with its laid
back Island vibe, and ‘Metro Shuffle’, a funky ode to Robert’s hometown of New
York City and it’s wonderfully hectic pace. About her appearance on the album
Mindi Abair says: "I loved playing on Project Grand Slam's CD! Robert's
songs are terrific and the band has such incredible energy and great
musicianship!"
Other new studio tracks include ‘Hollywood’, an upbeat,
driving song by Robert that captures the frenetic Tinseltown pace, and two new
unique PGS-style covers arranged by Robert: Cream’s ‘I’m So Glad’, coinciding
with the 50th anniversary of Cream’s debut album containing that song, and
‘Free’ by the jam band super group Phish.
The live tracks are songs that have previously been released
as studio cuts by PGS and which capture the amazing energy and musicianship of
the band in concert. They include two of Robert’s originals: ‘Gorilla’, a
powerhouse “arena” song, and ‘The Queen’s Carnival’, a Latin fiesta, and two of
Robert’s reimagined Classic Rock covers: The Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’,
praised by Dave Davies, and Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Fire’, PGS’s incredible concert
closer song.
Robert says; “I feel like ‘The PGS Experience’ captures the
band better and more fully than any of our previous albums. Our music drives
the line between rock and jazz. The power and emotion of the music, the
diversity of the songs, and the studio tracks together with the live
performances, all combine to showcase the band better than ever before. I am
thrilled to have the incredibly talented Mindi Abair as our Special Guest.”
Gashouse Radio says: “Robert Miller’s Project Grand Slam
deserves mentioning as among the best musical acts produced by American culture
in the last quarter century!”
All songs written and arranged by Robert Miller and
published by Cakewalk Global Publishing (BMI) except Free written by Ernest
Anastasio and Thomas Marshall and published by Who Is She Music Inc.; I’m So
Glad written by Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James and published by Wynwood Music Co.
Inc.; You Really Got Me written by Ray Davies and published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC
OBO Jay-Boy Music Corp.; and Fire written by Jimi Hendrix and published by
Experience Hendrix LLC.
Release Date
June 30th 2017
Track List:
1. Metro Shuffle (3:16) ft. Mindi Abair
2. Free (4:23)
3. Fishin (5:51) ft. Mindi Abair
4. Hollywood (4:57)
5. I’m So Glad (4:11)
6. Gorilla (Live) (3:33)
7. You Really Got Me (Live) (4:17)
8. The Queen’s Carnival (Live) (4:48)
9. Fire (Live) (4:56)
Electric Bass – Robert Miller
Saxophone – Mario Castro
Keyboards - Marcello Casagrandi
Drums – Joel E. Mateo
Guitar – Tristan Clark and Flavio Silva
Percussion – Guillermo Barron Rios
Singer – Ziarra Washington
Guest artist - Saxophone: Mindi Abair
Produced by Robert Miller and Lou Holtzman
Engineered and Mastered by Lou Holtzman
Recorded at EastSide Sound, NYC
Website: ProjectGrandSlam.com
FaceBook: Facebook.com/ProjectGrandSlam
Instagram: @projectgrndslam
Twitter: @projectgrndslam
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