Greg Schatz: "WWOZ Fund Drive" - Live from WWOZ (2016)

Greg Schatz shows his support for New Orleans community radio station with a customized song for our 2016 Spring Pledge Party! Thanks, Greg! He performed this live at WWOZ on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 on Sittin' At The Crossroads with host Big D. Check out our new music spotlight on his latest album, "Everything That You Wanted." http://www.wwoz.org/blog/360296 Schatz began writing and performing original music as a teenager in upstate New York. He moved to New Orleans in 1995 to play accordion with the Big Mess Blues Band and subsequently took up the upright bass in the trio, Jeremy Lyons & the Deltabilly Boys. In 1999 he started his own band and released three albums under the name Schatzy, which often blurred the lines between genres and had a vibe of global musical hopscotch. His 2012 album, Where the River Meets the Railroad Tracks, marked a sea change in approach, songwriting, and instrumentation, as he brought piano to the forefront as his primary instrument rather than the accordion of his first three records. Everything That You Wanted is Greg Schatz’s most focused release to date, with a dozen songs that touch on a myriad of moods, experiences and emotions, all unified by a distinctly one-of-a-kind musical standpoint. PIANO - Greg Schatz GUITAR - Alex McMurray, Dave James BASS - Dave Stover DRUMS - Doug Garrison http://wwoz.org http://schatzymusic.com