Equinox NC (band)
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Equinox is a six-piece band, based in Chapel Hill, NC, that has been performing for over ten years. The music style of Equinox is a blend of jazz and blues.
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[edit] Performances
Equinox has been a featured performer at Weaver Street Market, Carrboro’s outdoor live music shows, Earth Fare in Chapel Hill, Tupelo’s Steak House in Hillsborough, the Hillsborough Jazz Festival, and the Fayetteville Blues and Brews Festival, as well as a staple artist at many UNC functions.
[edit] Songs
Two songs that were composed by Scott Emmerman, Top of Mind (soon to be released on the new Equinox CD entitled The Peace of Wild Things) and Sky Blues from their 1996 CD A Table Near the Cheesecake have received national radio airplay, including being used as a soundtrack on The Weather Channel over national cable TV.
[edit] Members
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Equinox is a six-piece band, comprised of vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass, drums and saxophone. In this group, Steve Allred plays bass, Scott Emmerman plays guitar, Spence Foscue plays drums, Lou Sawyer plays saxophone, Holden Thorp plays keyboard, and the vocalist is Terri Houston.
Terri Houston is the newest member the band, adding a soulful vocal style whose roots and sound stem from artist styles as diverse as Ella Fitzgerald and Bonnie Raitt. Instrumentally, Lou Sawyer’s smooth saxophone work is sometimes reminiscent of Paul Desmond, other times sounding similar to the interpretive style of Wayne Shorter.
Scott Emmerman’s fluid guitar playing adds a jazz-rock influence, bringing some funky influences and atmospherics, as well as spirited solo work to the collective sound of the band. The rhythm section of Steve Allred on Bass, Spence Foscue on drums and Holden Thorp (who replaced Kent Brooks) on keyboards creates a solid base from which Equinox launches its musical journeys into swing, blues or funky jazz.
