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Antar Martin: Bass guitar | Ricky Giordano: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) | Ian Schimmelfennig: Drums | Bob Bartosik: Saxophone | Ryan Sayour: Percussion | Vimel: Vocals

Genre: Jazz

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Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2010

Influences: Will Downing, Lou Rawls, Dwele, Bootsy Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Oscar Brown Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Dwele, Maxwell

Background:

Eclectic is known as “The NeoJazz Band” or as Vimel and Eclectic. As of late 2010, they frequently play Sundays at Portugalia.

Saxophonist Bob Bartosik’s unreleased 20 year-old punk album with the Housecoat Project Girlfiend was released in late October, 2010, by Subterranean Records. The band reunited for a gig last year, for the first time since 1988.

Discography