WILLIE WALDMAN's THIRD THURSDAY FUNK-A-THON W/ Terry Saffold

** Willie Waldman Project **

and

** The Third Thursday Band **

WILLIE WALDMAN's THIRD THURSDAY FUNK-ATHON

This is Funk, Hip-Hop Jazz, Punk Rock in a blender...

WILLIE WALDMAN PROJECT

featuring:
Terry Saffold (of Bob Weir & Rat Dog)

Willie Waldman (Snoop Dogg - Trumpet)

and
Very Special Star Guests (don't miss this)

The Third Thursday Band

 grew out of a monthly mixed musics, bands and jams scene at the Bay View Boat Club in San Francisco, started and hosted by TTB frontman/singer Mike Dingle over 25 years ago. The core is a power trio featuring guitarist par excellence Mike McKevitt, drummer Bruce Slesinger (founding member of the Dead Kennedys) and bassist Andy Henning. They’ve been playing together for over 15 years, and can back almost anyone up in practically any genre. We are happy to have Mark Yee on saxophone and keyboard, trombonist Richard Marriott (Club Foot Orchestra), and an assortment of guest vocalists.

Third Thursday’s material ranges from Abba to Zappa, with an emphasis on the latter. We were Steve Mackay’s (Stooges, Violent Femmes and Commander Cody) local band for the last 15 years of his life. He was a TTB co-founder. We continue to perform Steve’s material regularly. Our motto: “possibly perfect for your party!”

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WILLIE WALDMAN  (Trumpet Player – Chicago)

The name might not strike an immediate chord but Willie Waldman is one you'll find in the liner notes of great artists and groups such as Banyan, Rob Wasserman, Perry Farrell and the late Tupac Shakur.

While the list goes on, there's much more to this trumpet players credit than simply recording as a sideman on many of today's contemporary artists albums.

Willie started his journey at age 7 with his first Trumpet, and took lessons in Westville, just east of Chicago. After High School he found himself in Memphis looking to get involved in music and became a member of the legendary group Herman Green & The Green Machine. Come the late 80s they formed a group called Freeworld and ended up touring through the years with names like Stevie Ray Vaugn & Joe Cocker. 

By 1994 he had reached L.A. and met up with friend & engineer David Aron, who was working with Death Row Studios mixing and recording Snoop Dogg's latest release. Snoop asked for some brass in the track and that's all it took for Willie to be recording for Hip Hops biggest superstar! He went on to record with 2pac, The Dogg Pound, Dazz & Kurupt, K Ci & Jo Jo, Xhibit & Nate Dogg and more.

TERRY SAFFOLD

Terryl is based out of Memphis via Chicago Ill., TN where his funky, bluesy, hip hop jazz style has literally carried him around the world. Terryl's versatility exhibits a diverse array of influences of musical genres that somehow ends up in his own flavor of Jazzy-funk and soul.

He has played,toured and /or recorded with many artists such as:  

Al Green 

Blues Legends (Cash McCall/BennyTurner) 

Bob Weir & Rat Dog  

Bowser and His Rock & Roll Party 

Clarence Carter

Coasters

Danny and “The Juniors” 

Guitarist Calvin Newborn Jr. 

Guitarist Fareed Hague

Issac Hayes

Jeff Huddleston (Sax) 

Mick Jagger

Rob Wasserman of the Dead 

Rufus & Carla Thomas 

Sonny Turner's Platters

Shirley Alston Reeves and the Shirelles

Stylistics 

The Drifters  

Willie Waldman Project 

Blind Mississippi Morris

Butch Mudbone

Joyce Cobb 

Have opened Shows with these Headliners with:

Saxophonist Dr. Herman Green:

Chaka Khan,

Grover Washington 

Lee Ritnouer   

Lionel Hampton  

Roy Ayers  

As well as:  Ray White of (Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention), 

Ross Rice formerly of the Peter Frampton Band  

Just completed a CD with Mike Watt (Stooges), Dave Aaron (Snoop Dogg), Willie Waldman and Herman Green Just recently had the rare pleasure of jamming out with Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones in Memphis, TN.  Recently shared the stage and played with Reggie Wooten & Karlton Taylor (keys with Victor Wooten) in. Nashville, Tn.