The Unity Sextet is a special kind of band. Buddy Franco, Fats Young Jr., Cassius Farqhuar, Junior Oliver, Chuck Waldron and ‘Fat Thumbs’ Ronnie met in spring of 2011 whilst playing at different jazz festivals ... Buddy Franco had an idea: being friends with renowned producer and Freestyle Records recording artist Lack of Afro, he asked him whether he would be up for an impromptu, spontaneous session and act as producer, arranger and engineer. The Unity Sextet was formed a couple of weeks later, their debut features thirteen original tracks. Think of Gilles Peterson’s legendary „That’s How It Is“ nights at Bar Rumba, Pharoah Sanders’ spiritual, outerwordly excursions, the cool grooves of A Tribe Called Quest or the relaxed sounds of the Horace Silver band and you are getting there. Check out „Do Me A Fredo“ or „Dance Of The Pharoahs“ and you could imagine yourself in Paris Saint Germain sometime during the mid Sixties. Then nod along to „Black Pearl“ or „Right Now“ and it’s Soho, London circa late Eighties or early Nineties. „The Unity Sextet“ is about recognizing the past but stil walking a step ahead, and being on the spot without being in a rush.

Groove sauvage ! « Wild groove » is the way Swiss band Kind & Kinky Zoo like to describe their sound and this new single makes no exception to the rule ! Their garage-toned funk and jazzy influences are prominent in the sexy « La Jupe Volante » which even has an extra clapping « shake » ingredient to pack the dance floors. The flipside is a more proggy and psych journey with phased drums and flute echoes: « Bestial Zoo » was even included in Australian major TV Series « Offspring ». (Channel Ten). 

The Kind & Kinky Zoo are : 

$Bill : flute 

Trade Marc : hammond & fender rhodes 

Mr. HitchHiker : bass & wah wah fuzz 

Silly-Syl : drums & percussion

17.05.12 Strassburg, Mudd Club

18.05.12 Stuttgart

19.05.12 Frankfurt, Bamboo @ Orange Pel

28.01.12 Leiden (NL), Leidse Jazz Week

09.03.12 Paris (FR), Daufunk Festival

28.03.12 Amsterdam (NL), Paradiso (with Lee Fields)

30.03.12 Brighton (UK), Blind Tiger Cöub (with The Impellers & The Grits)

31.03.12 Manchester (UK), Matt & Phreds

01.04.12 Leeds (UK). The Hi-Fi Club

03.04.12 London (UK), Islington Assembly Hall (with Lee Fields)

08.03.12 Berlin, Planet Der Affen @ Chesters