SunDub is a testament to the power of inclusion, diversity and unity- their music and community rallies around the concept that we are strongest when people of different backgrounds can work together to create positive change. They recently returned from their first tour, playing for packed houses through the West Coast. The Outside In performs regularly throughout NYC, at venues such as Rockwood Music Hall, The Bowery Electric, Drom, and pop-up shows around the city. Bring comfortable shoes, your audio-bootleg device of choice, a few tissues, and, most importantly, earplugs. Be prepared for a diverse spectrum of textures and feelings, and for an experimental journey through soulful and emotional compositions. At a moment’s notice you’ll find yourself banging your head to a heavy breakdown, moving your feet to something funky, or in a state of quiet nostalgia during a beautiful moment. Featuring some of the most exciting up-and-coming musicians in New York, they are quickly establishing themselves with their deep, lush, and powerful sound.Ĭoming to an Outside In show is a mesmerizing experience. East Bay Express calls the music “dynamic, passionate, and gorgeous.” The band can be described as a blend between the Brian Blade Fellowship, the Pat Metheny Group, and something completely new. Soaring melodies, passionate solos, head-banging grooves, intimate and reflective ballads all define the music, largely composed by pianist Ethan Ostrow.
The Outside In isn’t your grandma’s modern jazz band. In his band, Fred Thomas is front and center singing, playing bass and tearing into a mix of blues and soul classics and the JB hits he recorded on. 3 Revolution of the Mind" and can be seen in "Soul Power" (2008) documentary of James Brown's 1974 concert in Zaire, and in the many James Brown "Soul Train" appearances. He's on the seminal "Live at the Apollo Vol. As James Brown’s principal bassist since 1971 (the “Make if Funky” era), he participated in one the most prolific periods in the Godfather of Soul’s incredible career as a member of Brown’s band, the J.B.'s.įred can be heard on hits such as: “Hot Pants”, “Papa Don’t Take No Mess,” “Make it Funky,” "Get on the Good Foot," "Doing it to Death," "I'm a Greedy Man," "I Got Ants in My Pants," "There it Is," "Stoned to the Bone," and instrumental classics like “Pass the Peas” and “Gimme Some More.” His recorded basslines on tracks such as Bobby Byrd's "I Know You Got Soul" and Lyn Collin's "Think" have been sampled numerous times. Fred Thomas occupies a very special niche in the history R&B.
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