Pocket Change

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Pocket Change is a seven-piece funk project based in Seattle, Washington. With an updated funk sound described as a blend of Soulive and Tower of Power, P-Change has enjoyed great success as a band that can get audiences up and moving. Since the release of their self-titled debut album in September 2006, Pocket Change has created a buzz with their high level of musical ability, incredible stage energy, and deep groove.

Pocket Change has received radio play on KEXP, KSER, and internet radio stations across the US and Europe. Their first album was featured on CDBaby.com's front page, and received a glowing review after earning top spots on their Editor's Picks lists in the Funk and Jazz Fusion genres. Their arrival to the iTunes music store was marked by an in-store appearance at the Apple Store in January 2007.

Their second album, 4, is a compilation of energetic live recordings of old and new Pocket Change material. Recorded on six seperate dates at The Triple Door Musicquarium and Kate's Pub, 4 features stripped down arrangements of P-Change tunes played by different quartets from the seven-piece line-up. To celebrate the December '07 release, Pocket Change will perform on the Triple Door Mainstage with special guests including Maktub's Thaddeus Turner, Swampdweller's Marc Fendel, Industrial Revelation's Evan Flory-Barnes, members of the Seahawks drumline Blue Thunder, and Pat Metheny trumpeter Cuong Vu.

The members of P-Change are all intensely focused jazz, funk, and fusion musicians who thrive on bringing their formal musical training and creative talent to the dance floor. Drummer Tarik Abouzied and bassist Jake Amster have developed the kind of pocket that funk and jazz audiences have come to know and love. Along with guitarist Cameron Peace and keyboardist Tim Wright, they provide the support and energy that trumpeter Scott Morning, alto saxophonist Art Brown, and tenor saxophonist Andrew Swanson need behind virtuosic solos and fiery horn lines.

Pocket Change has performed at venues, fairs, and festivals all over the Seattle area such as Qwest Field, The Tractor Tavern, Nectar Lounge, The U-District Street Fair, The Fremont Fair, and The Bite of Seattle. They have opened for national act The Breakfast (aka The Psychadelic Breakfast) and have shared the stage with local groups Altered States of Funk, Swampdweller, and as back-up band for Geo Logic of The Blue Scholars. Members of P-Change have shared the stage with Allen Vizzuti, Terri Lynn Carrington, Charlie Hunter, Ingrid Jensen, Scott Wendholt, Bobby Previte, Terell Stafford, Skerik, Marco Benevento, and Wynton Marsalis.