The Uptown Woods debuting album called Close Quarters now released on all platforms.

Close Quarters

The Lobby

Black n' White

No More Lies

Kick Back Session 2/12/17

Musicians:
Drums - Ross Antonich
Flute - Owen Dougan-Bacha
Trombone - Joseph Van Dine
Trumpet- Austin Ostiguy
Upright Bass - Daniel Miller
Keyboard - Garrett Shafer
Vocals - Supplant

Engineered by Garrett Shafer
Assistant Engineered by Austin Ostiguy

The Uptown Woods © 2017

Kick Back Session 2/12/17

Speak Freely

" NO BREAKS. NO BRAKES, MOVE DEFINITELY. AND THEN THERE WAS A WHISPER... A MURMER. A DRUM, A BEAT WITH AN ECHO. A MOMENT OF FUN AND GOOD VIBES. EXPERIENCED AS REAL, BUT DON'T LET THE GOOD VIBES DEFINE YOU. LET IT BE THE DOING AND SAYING WHAT YOU DO. SPEAK FREELY. "  

                                     - BARON BATCH

Musicians:
Owen Dougan-Bacha: Drums, Flute, Trumpet
Tyler Handyside: Saxophone
Denzel Chismar-Oliver
Garrett Shafer: Keyboard
Supplant: Vocals

The Uptown Woods 2017©

Speak Freely

Watered Down (ft. Palermo Stone)

Personnel:
Drums: Ross Antonich
Bass: Denzel Chismar-Oliver
Keys: Garrett Shafer
Vocals: Jimmy Bucek
Vocals: Palermo Stone
Trumpet: Austin Ostiguy
Trombone: Joseph Van Dine
Saxophone: Joseph Seman
Flute: Owen Dougan-Bacha

Cover Artwork by Baron Batch

Watered Down

Watered Down (ft. Palermo Stone)

The Uptown Woods is a hip-hop, jazz infused group that was formed in the fall of 2015. The band consists of two core members who compose and write all original music. The pianist, Garrett Shafer is from New Jersey and composes all of the bands progressions. MC, Supplant, is from Pittsburgh.  The Uptown Woods has connections to Duquesne University, and has built a large following throughout the Pittsburgh area. 
The band’s name was selected because ‘Uptown’ Pittsburgh was the meeting spot for countless jam sessions when the group began in 2015. Contradictory to the city, the ‘Woods’ symbolizes the bands ties to inner harmony. The metropolitan culture mixed with the peace of nature clash against each other and is an oxymoron, a theme that surfaces in the trio’s music quite often. The name, ‘The Uptown Woods’ stands for contrast and balance because there is always a way through the chaos for those who are clever enough to find it. 
	Diverse ideas have always been the foundation for the groups complex sound. The Uptown Woods debut EP called Close Quarters is scheduled to be released in November. One of the many themes for Close Quarters is to surface over a conformist society’s viewpoints in order to establish a self-reliant set of ideals, especially in situations of distress and confinement. The band hopes to spread these beliefs to the public in hope to change an unstable and bitter community.

Bookings: TheUptownWoods@gmail.com

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