Think of a confluence between dominant musical formats of traditional jazz, electronics, and authentic old school hip hop drum drum beats.
Now add the influence of electronic music and the jam band scene. Take studio elements from electronic music and add the jazz. Swapped syncopation for hip hop rhythms working with with a broad stroke of percussion ideas. Add that classic Hammond organ sound, vibraphone, and some high-tech wizardry to complete.

This is the revolution of Modern Chill. Combine all these great elements into one flexible music that pushes genre ideas. Three musical ideas from three people who love all music creating Modern Chill in Vegas Trio.

Remember the birth of cool? How about he introduction of fusion into the jazz/rock scene? People like Zappa putting their musical talents into every format available allowing them to create new ideas. All the many collaborations of artists through the years. From history comes the future, thousands of hours listening to great music drive certain people mad leaving no other choice than to play harder!

The many pairs of “Mighty Big Shoes” is the inspiration of Vegas Trio. Know your instrument, know your format, put it down in something cool and new.

Cool and new is nothing new for Vegas Trio. The name comes from the settling down of Vegas Witchcraft to a final trio format. Vegas Witchcraft was the several year project of Marc playing Friday Nights weekly at Dazzle establishing the project as the longest running house band project in club history. The format ofe Vegas Witchcraft was the Trio’s core players plus frequents from players such as “Big Daddy” Dave, Chris Lawhead, players from Octopus Nebula, Zebra Junction, and a long list of guest appearances. Playing weekly at 5 Degrees in Denver forced change from a constant rotation of players to the eventual Trio format with the addition of Jean-Luc Davis on stand up bass.

With Jean-Luc the Trio was set. Jean-Luc and Nick (drums) first began playing together in high school to only reunite to explore new sounds. The format was officially coined one night while playing at Dazzle when a deep jam transitioned from the Jazz format into Modern Chill. This transition into Pink Floyd’s “Breathe” over syncopated hip hop beats, a full room bass tone, and long flowing synth lines to a vibraphone melody was later referenced by Jean-Luc:

“Now I know what you are talking about. That’s where we need to be.”

Vegas Trio, Vegas Witchcraft, and the players are proud to have shared stages with such greats such as: