Troker

Songs

A great showcase for their explosive power and stunning musicianship: Steve Symons, West Holts Stage Glastonbury Festival.
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Videos

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  • country:Mexico
  • region:Guadalajara
  • style(s):Jazz, Rock
  • label:Ropeadope
  • type:Band
  • gender:male
  • instrumentation:instrumental
  • artist posted by:Troker / Relatable

Line up

  • Chay Flores (Trumptet)
  • Christian Jimenez (Keyboards)
  • Dj Sonicko (Turntables)
  • Frankie Mares (Drums)
  • Paul Galindo (Sax)
  • Samo Gonzalez (Bass)

Links

A fusion of instrumental sounds that come from jazz, funk, progressive rock and the popular tradition of mariachi, all this collided by a turntable that throws scratches as fresh whiffs into this peculiar mix. A proposal that is at times sublime and other dangerous, it is "noisy, chaotic, sprawling, messy, all together is wonderful": All About Jazz.

Far from jazz for elevators, Troker manages to travel in complete freedom between the complex and the precise, creating "immediately infectious tunes and energetic live show": The Huffington Post.

They have visited 19 countries and are the only Mexican band that has performed at the Glastonbury Festival, the Vive Latino and the Montreal Jazz Festival, just to mention the least. “Saying Troker is a jazz band from Mexico doesn't even begin to cover the musical punch these guys deliver”: NPR.

A powerful expression of contemporary Mexico.