Catherine’s Inspiration for Kids

	Catherine's Inspiration for Kids

Announcing the winners of the CIFKIDS BATTLE OF THE BANDS fundraiser!

CIFKIDS is proud to have these four USA bands participate in the in the AMoM event October 5th and 6th, 2007 in South Africa.

The Paisley Haze Quintet, Stereo Chemistry, Appy Polly Logic, and Fat Daddy Has Been. For more info on these fantastic performers, read below.

For pictures of the fundraiser please visit the gallery of Roger Miller.

The Paisley Haze Quintet

Hailing from Cheltenham PA, The Paisley Haze Quintet is quickly taking over the world, one concert at a time. Committed students of jazz, the five-some combines the theory and feel of straight jazz with their own original material and attitude to create a sound truly their own. Often at their concerts you will find a John Coltrane or Thelonious Monk song sandwiched between two original compositions. While some songs swing and others have got the funk, there's always a groove for the massive throngs of fans to dance to.

The Paisley Haze Quintet was featured in World Café Live's event "Cream: The Best of Philly Rising" in February 2006, and was named the Stand Out Performers of the entire month by singer-songwriter Bruce Torres and the staff at World Café Live. In addition to multiple World Café Live appearances, they have performed at many venues in the Philadelphia area, including Grape Street Pub, Fifth Stone Studio, Bucks County Coffee (Philadelphia, PA), Coffee Works (Voorhees, NJ), The Little Dipper (Elkins Park, PA), the music and arts festival Arts in the Park (Elkins Park, PA), as well as many other venues and private parties.

The Quintet consists of Zach Billet on saxophone, Aaron Fraint on guitar and mandolin, Gabe Shapiro on bass and flute, Adam Shapiro on guitar, and Sebastian Weiss on drums.

Stereo Chemistry

Stereochemistry is an original fock fusion band blending elements of rock, funk, blues, and jazz that holds no boundaries or limitations on their musical horizons. The band was launched in Philadelphia, PA in 2005, however, with members located in Northern and Central New Jersey, as well as, Philadelphia they perform live throughout Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City.

The bands conception arose from the ashes of Indie Rock band, “National Steel”, where drummer, Chris DiMaulo and guitarist, Ryan Townsend first forged a musical rapport. After playing extensively, throughout New Jersey, and New York City, at Village staples such as The Red Lion, “National Steel” ran out of steam and DiMaulo and Townsend quickly turned back to their
musical roots to begin a fresh project.

With Townsend on lead vocals and guitar and DiMaulo splitting his time between the guitar and drums it wasn’t long before prodigious bass player, Chris Teijelo was called upon to bear the responsibility of this rhythmic staple. Shortly after, Ryan Marek solidified the line-up with his punk-roots and original sound on both guitar and drums, which has allowed him and DiMaulo to share the duty of both guitarist and drummer.

Because of the musical diversity of its members styles and influences Stereochemistry has developed a fusion and synergy amongst their music that yields an intense audible and visual experience.

Appy Polly Logic

Surfacing from Doylestown Pennsylvania, Appy Polly Logic consists of four members all ranging from different musical backgrounds. Rob Morris on drums, Damiano Mosher on guitar, Carlos Soto-Gil on bass, and Mike McQuillan on alto saxophone. Their music is a
unique combination of rock, funk, jazz and electronica.

Fat Daddy Has Been

-info coming soon.