Stratospheerius

Stratospheerius is a musical group of the Jam Band and Funk genres, in a style they call "psychojazz trip funk". The New York-based group has opened for Tim Reynolds, The Slip, Ekoostik Hookah, and John Scofield among others. Featured in Relix Magazine's "On The Verge" section, the band was named "Best Jam Band" in Musician's Atlas Independent Music Awards (2005), [ [http://www.homegrownmusic.net/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=Stratohg Stratospheerius: Home Grown Music ] ] and has won the John Lennon International Songwriting Contest. Led by Russian-born singer/violinist/songwriter Joe Deninzon, their influences include Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John Medeski, Bela Fleck and Dave Matthews Band.

Instrumentation

* Joe Deninzon - 6 and 7-string "Viper" electric violin, acoustic violin, mandolin, vocals
* Mack Price - guitars, vocals
* Bob Bowen - electric and acoustic bass
* Lucianna Padmore - drums

Discography

* 1998 - "Electric/Blue" (Wilbert's Blues Records)
* 2002 - "The Adventures of Stratospheerius" (D-Zone)
* 2004 - "Live Wires" (D-Zone)
* 2007 - "Headspace" (D-Zone)

Notes

External links

* http://www.joedeninzon.com/stratospheerius.html
* http://www.stratospheerius.com
* http://www.myspace.com/stratospheerius [ [http://www.mlive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/04/ad_lib_46.html Ad Lib - Music: New music reviews, concerts, news and Michigan local bands - MLive.com ] ]