Tribal Tech

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Tribal Tech
Origin Los Angeles, United States
Genres Jazz fusion
Years active1984–2000, 2012–2014
Labels Passport Jazz, Relativity, Mesa, Zebra, Tone Center
Past members Scott Henderson
Gary Willis
Scott Kinsey
Kirk Covington
Pat Coil
Steve Houghton
Brad Dutz
Bob Sheppard
Will Boulware
David Goldblatt
Joey Heredia
Phil Nicholas

Tribal Tech was a progressive fusion band, originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Scott Henderson and bass player Gary Willis. [1] From 1993 forward the band included Scott Kinsey on keyboard and Kirk Covington on drums, and released ten albums that stretched the borders between blues, jazz, and rock. The band dissolved following the release of 2000's Rocket Science, with the various members pursuing solo careers. However, they re-formed to release another album, X, in 2012. In 2014, Henderson and Willis decided to disband once again. [2]

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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Tribal Tech: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. "Goodbye Tribal Tech". online-discussion.dhenderson.com.