国籍：美国 简介：Chicago acid jazz outfit Liquid Soul originally comprised saxophonist/musical director Mars Williams, DJ Jesse de la Peña, guitarist Tommy Klein, bassist Ricky Showalter, trumpeter Ron Haynes, keyboardist Frankie Hill, and drummer Dan Leali; formed in 1993, the group quickly emerged as a Windy City club favorite thanks to their regular Sunday night gigs at the Elbo Room, and soon recorded a self-titled debut LP for their own Soul What label. A series of high-profile gigs including appearances at President Bill Clinton's inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., as well as basketball star Dennis Rodman's birthday party greatly boosted Liquid Soul's visibility, and in 1996 their album was reissued on the Ark 21 label; moving their regular Sunday gigs to Chicago's Double Door, the group -- now featuring Williams, Showalter, Haynes, Hill, and Leali in addition to new recruits including DJ Ajax, rapper the Dirty MF, guitarist Tommy Sanchez, trombonist John Janowiak, percussionist Newt Cole, and vocalist Simone (the daughter of the great Nina Simone) -- issued their sophomore record, Make Some Noise, in 1998. Here's the Deal followed two years later. Evolution appeared in 2002 on Shanachie Records and One-Two Punch in 2006 on Telarc Records. 从艺历程：Liquid Soul是一支美国爵士、嘻哈、放克和自由式融合乐队，成立于 1993 年，来自伊利诺伊州芝加哥，是20世纪 90 年代美国酸爵士乐运动的先驱。乐队创始人Mars Williams曾与The Psychedelic Furs乐队合作，之前还与The Waitresses和Billy Idol合作过，乐队由Spies Who Surf乐队的吉他手 Tommy Klein和芝加哥 DJ Jesse De La Peña 共同创立，乐队将乐队命名为“ Beyond Acid Jazz ” 乐队的第一个常规演出场所是芝加哥的 Elbo Room，他们在这里迅速蹿红，并因此发行了由Ark 21 Records录制的首张同名专辑《Liquid Soul》 。在丹尼斯·罗德曼的生日聚会上亮相后，他们更是声名鹊起。在近四年的时间里（1996 年 2 月至 1999 年 12 月），他们一直是 Wicker Park Double Door酒吧的主要表演嘉宾。随后的巡演带他们游历了美国和加拿大，还去了德国、土耳其和日本。他们为斯汀和艾萨克·海耶斯做开场表演，在比尔·克林顿第二次就职游行和 21 世纪舞会上演出，也是第一支在纽波特爵士音乐节演出的迷幻爵士乐队。他们还两次亮相西南偏南音乐节，奥斯汀《美国政治家报》称他们为“音乐节上最火爆的表演团体”。他们已经录制了另外四张 CD：《Make Some Noise》 （由Ark 21 Records于 1998 年制作）、获格莱美奖提名的《Here's the Deal》 （由Shanachie Records于 2000 年制作）、《Evolution》（由 Shanachie 于​​ 2002 年制作）以及最近的《One-Two Punch》 （由大唱片公司Telarc于 2006 年制作）。