Jazz For The Soul - east - presents: The Local Spirits

Jazz for the Soul is excited to bring **THE LOCAL SPIRITS** to you for the first time. This Phoenix-based instrumental quartet channels Jazz, Rock, Bluegrass, Country, Blues, Middle Eastern, Gypsy Jazz, and World Music flavors altogether into a style of their own. Guitar and mandolin twin harmonies are woven into drum-and-bass grooves, creating a genre-defying style that makes this quartet uniquely creative. You’ll want to hear this group! At Jazz for the Soul, improvisation, creativity, and skill are a thing! You won’t be disappointed. **Bill Dutcher: (Guitar)** Bill has been an independent recording artist and full-time performer for over 35 years. In that time, he has established himself as a nationally recognized solo-acoustic performer, along with being an in-demand studio musician and music instructor. He is the producer of the Extreme Acoustic series at the Musical Instrument Museum, twelve years running, and he has represented L.R. Baggs Electronics and Lakewood Guitars from Germany at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) trade shows over the years. Bill’s talents include six and 12-string acoustic guitar, Hawaiian Guitar and the rare Harp Guitar. **Geoff Jouas: (Drums/Percussion)** Two days fresh out of high school, Geoff Jouas hit the road as a full-time performer with his band Easton Ashe. Over the span of 6 years he recorded three albums and toured extensively throughout the Midwest and East coast. Geoff carried an endorsement through The Maryland Drum Company to which he still plays that kit to this day. Over his 20 years of playing, he has been the drummer for Jay Allan and The Uncommon Good as well as performing with Rose Colored Eyes, Nameless Prophets, Capital Down and American Dali. He brings a style of drumming to the ensemble that blends a passion for music along with a deep commitment to the performance and the song. **Mark Miracle: (Mandolin)** Award-winning mandolinist Mark Miracle has been playing Bluegrass/Americana music for…