Morphine
Alt Rock, Jazz Fusion |
Morphine were a three piece band from Boston in the early 90s. Led by vocalist/2-string slide bassist Mark Sandman with saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Billy Conway, the band would play their unique blend of rock, jazz, and blues for 5 full length LPs (one released after the bands fallout), a collection of b-sides, and a live album. The band were together until July 1999 when at a festival in Rome and performing live, Sandman collapsed live on stage and died of a heart attack. Since then Colley and Conway have gone on tour with various musicians as Orchesta Morphine who play Morphine so ...read more
Morphine were a three piece band from Boston in the early 90s. Led by vocalist/2-string slide bassist Mark Sandman with saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Billy Conway, the band would play their unique blend of rock, jazz, and blues for 5 full length LPs (one released after the bands fallout), a collection of b-sides, and a live album. The band were together until July 1999 when at a festival in Rome and performing live, Sandman collapsed live on stage and died of a heart attack. Since then Colley and Conway have gone on tour with various musicians as Orchesta Morphine who play Morphine songs as a tribute. Since his death, the Mark Sandman Music Education Foundation has been established to help music teachers in Massachusetts. « hide |
