Clif Wallace & The Kickbacks with Native Sun at The Jazz Kitchen

Clif Wallace – drums
Erik Hunter – bass
Vinnie Roofe – guitar

Clif Wallace’s versatility as a drummer/band leader can easily be parallel with his love for music of all genres. In his latest project, Clif leads a trio blending new original compositions with hip arrangements of music that he pairs with nostalgic events in his personal life.

“Wallace is a part of a generation of jazz musicians who possess the chops to play a funk/rock anthem such as “Maggot Brain,” as well as a hard-bop standard such as “Moanin.’” Artists such as Wallace approach all genres of music without the Hamlet-like “to fuse or not to fuse” angst that bedeviled earlier generations of jazz men and women.” – Howard Dukes South Bend Tribune