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Apr 2 2022

CHECK OUT THE NEW FAREED HAQUE RECORDING ON HIGH NOTE RECORDS: "Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 1"

Honored to be a part of this recording and tribute to the late great Pat Martino!

Fareed Haque: Guitar

Kevin Kozol: Wurlitzer, Moog (Keyboards)

Greg Fundis: Drums

Alex Austin: Bass

Richard Christian: Tabla

Check out Fareed’s arrangement of “Line Games”…

New Music Exercises (just added to the website): Check them out!!

You can download my music exercises directly from my website!

* All of the exercises should be practiced through all 12 keys (slowly).

* Help with improvisation and developing musical ideas!

Mar 25 2019

Blue Note (Beijing) w/ Fareed Haque featuring Paul Wertico! April 4 and 5

Excited to perform 2 shows at the Blue Note in Beijing with Fareed Haque, Paul Wertico and Alex Austin! We perform on April 4 and 5th (multiple sets each night).

Dec 18 2017

Spare Parts @ Andy's Jazz Club: January/February Residency (Thursdays 7pm)

Spare Parts will be back at Andy's in January and February, holding down a 2 month residency on Thursdays! 2 sets of music at 7pm and 9pm. We are very excited to be back at this legendary jazz venue and…

Spare Parts- 4 month residency at Andy's Jazz Club!

What a blast it's been playing at Andy's Jazz Club the past 2 months!! Spare Parts will continue their residency, EVERY TUESDAY, the next 2 months (through February) at the legendary Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago and will feature several…Read more

Aug 8 2016

Spare Parts and Ryan Adamsons' Medium Ensemble team up at the Jazz Showcase!

On November 23, 2016, the music of Spare Parts will be heard in the form of a "big band"!! That's right... Trumpeter/Arranger, Ryan Adamsons, will be arranging a handful Spare Parts tunes for his group "Medium Ensemble."

This group features…Read more

Jun 24 2016

Fareed Haque and Funk Bros @ Andy's Jazz Club (June Residency)

It's been a blast playing every Tuesday in June at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago! This group recorded an album and we are looking forward to releasing it very soon!

Fareed Haque- Guitars
Kevin Kozol- Piano
Alex Austin- Bass
Greg…Read more

Jun 10 2016

NEW SPARE PARTS ALBUM (ROPEADOPE RECORDS!)

Spare Parts just released their 6th full length album on Ropeadope Records! This record features the great Fareed Haque, Bill Dickens and Rajiv Halim.

BUY THE ALBUM TODAY!!

Go directly to our website: Spare Parts Website (purchase CD here)

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Spare Parts NEW ALBUM on Ropeadope Records- to be released in May!

Spare Parts has a new album about to be released in May on Ropeadope Records. This record features the great Fareed Haque, Bill Dickens and Rajiv Halim! We recorded this album over a 2 day period at Warhaus West with…Read more

Jul 3 2015

Andy's Jazz Club Residency w/ Fareed Haque

What a thrill it was to hold a 2 month residency and Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago with guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque. The group included Greg Fundis on drums and Alex Austin on bass. We will be back at Andy's…Read more

Jun 30 2015

Recording

Honored to be recording with the great Rajiv Halim on his debut record "Foundation" . This album will feature Marquis Hill (trumpet), Scott Hesse (guitar), Junius Paul (bass), Michael Piolet (drums), Victor Garcia (trumpet) and Ari Brown (sax). The "CD…Read more