- Pnuma Trio
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Name = Pnuma Trio
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Origin =Memphis ,Tennessee ,United States of America
Genre =Jam Band Funk Hip hop Drum and Bass
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Years_active =2004 - Present
Label =1320 Records
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Current_members = Alex Botwin, Ben Hazlegrove, Lane Shaw
URL = [http://www.pnumatrio.com/ PnumaTrio.com]The Pnuma Trio is an electronic musical group, bringing classical, jazz, funk, hip hop, and drum and bass influences. A recent article in
Art Voice magazine dubbed the Pnuma Trio the "Music of the future."The Pnuma Trio consists of Alex Botwin on bass guitar, Ben Hazlegrove on keyboards, and Lane Shaw on drums. Hazlegrove received classical training at the
Berklee School of Music . The Pnuma Trio was born in December 2004 and began practicing and performing in Memphis, Tennessee. During their career, Pnuma has toured the United States extensively, and Japan and Australia as well. They were the only American band at 2006'sExodus Festival in Australia. They have shared the stage with bands likeDisco Biscuits , Lotus, Zilla,Michael Franti ,String Cheese Incident , andBuckethead among others.Throughout the summer of 2007 the band will be heavily touring the festival circuit with stops at Wakarusa, Summer Camp, and
10K Lakes Festival , Joshua Tree Music Festival, and Nelson Ledges.Within the electronic music community, the Pnuma Trio's followers are growing at a steady pace. According to
JamBase , "They've become one of the most talked about young bands in the country."Pnuma Trio has just completed a new studio album entitled "Character" which was released on Columbia Records Japanese Division on September 25th, 2007
External links
* [http://www.pnumatrio.com/ Official site]
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