Eric Richards The David DeGroat Trio

The David DeGroat Trio

David DeGroat - guitar

Eric Richards - electric bass

Jess Phillips - drums

Repertoire: Mainstream-Jazz : Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Thelonius Monk, along with original compositions and even some such things as Jimmy Hendrix tunes.

David DeGroat (Guitar), born in Connecticut, USA. Studied Jazz guitar, and has played, amongst in many other musical situations, in the musical "Westside Story" in the Gelsenkirchener Musiktheater. Plays in different combos, e.g. with the singer Gabriele Frece in"Voice's Choice". DeGroat has been living since 1995 in Essen.

Jess Phillips (Drums), born in London, England. Self-taught, his musical career began in Punk-Rock bands but he soon started getting involved with many other styles from African to free jazz . Philips has been living and working since 1999 in Bottrop.