10 ten foot tall band james popik
Ten Foot Tall Start in New York, travel up the mountains, check out the view, go to Chicago, glide down the Mississippi and flop in New Orleans. Funk in our feet, Blues in our gut, Jazz in our heart and Love on our mind. Acoustic, Electric Shout-at-the-Devil drive all night Mountain Jazz.
In the winter of 2003 Jim and Luke were performing with the jazz-jam outfit Equinox doing tunes from Miles to Metheny, Monk to Scofield, Corea and Coltrane. One night Jeff Page from Jim's old band the Electric Enchiladas sat in. It just so happened that vocalist Kyle Addison was there as well. After burning through a few blues tunes the idea to keep it rockin' was obvious. After recording a demo of covers with one original (a half finished Dickey's Lament) Ten Foot Tall was born with Addison on vocals and Ron Bengiavenga on drums. A year of gigs established the group but the direction was soon to change as Addison decided to leave to pursue a career in Medicine. The groove was too solid to let go so Andy Janowiak was called in and Pete Nardone was tapped for keyboards. It was like Dickey Betts and Stevie Ray Vaughn with Dave La Rue on Bass formed a band with Bill Payne and Chad Wackerman If that wasn't enough the boys recently added Jeanne Yarrow on vocals for an incredible mix of vocal harmony, funky grooves and blistering jams. 2005 saw the recording of a debut CD that has recieved condiderable airplay on New Jersey Rock stations such as WDHA, WRAT and WNTI as well as Jango Radio. Currently in the Studio with a few tracks completed the band is working on it's second release.
James Popik
Guitar, Vocals & Piano
From Tin Pan Alley songs at the foot of Uncle Al's piano through Top 40 AM radio, big sisters' record collections, all-nighters wearing out the needle and professional studies Jim has tried to absorb and learn as much as possible but his sound is always grounded in the Blues, the 'live' sound and the art of improvisation. Influenced by The Allman Bros., Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny, Miles,Trane, Monk .....
Jeff Page
Guitar
Graduate of the New York School of Commercial Music studied with Paul Plumeri, Ed Hamilton and Lou Pompillio currently working with Blues band The Pressure Cookers. Former member of Branded Roads (opening act for Southern Rock acts Blackfoot, Marshall Tucker and Outlaws), Dixie Highway and Electric Enchiladas.
Jeanne Yarrow
Vocals, Percussion
Former lead singer of Taproot, regionally acclaimed folk quartet. A pure singer in the Emmylou Harris school but with more power and a bluesier and more Gospel sensibility.
Andy Janowiak
Drums
Lightning in his hands and Thunder in his feet. Berklee alum Andy Janowiak brings more than groove, more than feel. Like the best in the business he has a unique signature sound. Full, fluid and dynamic. In addition to his work w/TFT Andy has recorded, engineered and produced many tracks with the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of famer Bernie Worrell