Tucanae

Influences include: David: The Grateful Dead, Pat Metheny, John Entwistle, Neil Young, Thelonious Monk, Van Morrison, Bootsy Collins, James Jamerson, Igor Stravinsky, John Coltrane, The Mothers of Invention, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Toots and the Maytals, Aston Barrett, Pearl Jam, Television, The Clash, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Richard Stoltzman, Old & In The Way, Laurie Anderson, Mulatu Astatke, Ron Carter, Jaco Pastorius, and my cats. Gonzalo: Animal Collective, Cocorosie, Joanna Newsom, The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sui Generis, Almendra, Boards of Canada, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Telefon Tel Aviv, Tom Jobim, Elis Regina, De Moraes, Son House, T. Rex, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Donovan, Islands JC: The Beatles, The Doors, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Ravi Shankar, Charles Mingus, The Roots, Curtis Mayfield, Devendra Banhart, Buffalo Springfield, Dylan Thomas, Jefferson Airplane, Yo La Tengo, Hunter S. Thompson, CSN, Charles Bukowski, Charlie Parker, Chet Atkins, Cream, Woody Guthrie, e.e. cummings, Wes Anderson, Miles Davis, Django Reinhardt, The Who, Art Tatum, The Rolling Stones, Jack Kerouac, The Wailers, Robert Johnson

A couple of summers ago, Gonz met J, and things came together while working on a project called In Waves. While the project was shelved, the two remained friends-- jamming and creating music. A year or two later, Gonz and J met Dave, and started producing new material. Oh, and here they are, now... For booking information: Please email us at TucanaeBand@gmail.com, or call JC (305)505-9926, or contact us on MySpace or Facebook