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The Greyboy Allstars are a ___MASK25___ who released their fourth album , Inland Emperor , in 2013 . The band came together in 1994 , when a select group of musicians were asked to perform at a record release party for the landmark acid jazz and club staple `` Freestylin '' by San Diego ' s DJ Greyboy , who was well known for spinning ` 70s soul and funk . The group enjoyed playing together , and decided to continue on as a band . The Greyboy Allstars started playing weekly at San Diego ' s now defunct Green Circle , weekends at San Francisco ' s Elbo Room and various clubs throughout Europe . By playing danceable boogaloo music within the soul and jazz genres , they became very popular both nationally and internationally . The lineup of the band remains nearly the same , with Karl Denson on horns and vocals , Robert Walter on keyboards , Elgin Park ( aka Michael Andrews ) on guitars and vocals , and Chris Stillwell on bass . Original drummer Zak Najor was replaced by Aaron Redfield , an old friend of the band and frequent collaborator . While DJ Greyboy is no longer a member of the band , he remains a central figure in their artistic output , having introduced the band to many of the records that inspire their sound , produced their first album and appeared on 2007  s What Happened to Television ? Individual members of the group have gone on to score film and television shows , work with platinum artists and bands both on the road and in the studio , and head their own solo projects . For Inland Emperor , they worked out the arrangements during the recording , which took place live over just a few sessions at Elgin Park ' s studio in Glendale , CA . Denson says of this accelerated pace of creation , `` We do in one week would take me two months to do in any other situation . '' Grammy Award - winning producer / engineer Mickey Petralia ( Beck , Peaches , Eels , Flight of the Conchords ) mixed the tracks . Jazz is a ___MASK6___ ___MASK20___ that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz ___MASK94___ , jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles , all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation . Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression , and in African - American ___MASK6___ traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European military band ___MASK6___ . Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one of America ' s original art forms ". A ___MASK82___ , also known as a music group or musical group , is a group of people who perform instrumental and / or vocal music , with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name . Some music ensembles consist solely of instruments , such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra . Some music ensembles consist solely of singers , such as choirs and doo wop groups . In both popular music and classical music , there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform , such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo ( harpsichord and cello ) and one or more singers . In classical music , trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families ( such as piano , strings , and wind instruments ) or group together instruments from the same instrument family , such as string ensembles ( e . g ., string quartet ) or wind ensembles ( e . g ., wind quintet ). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families , such as the orchestra , which uses a string section , brass instruments , woodwinds and percussion instruments , or the concert band , which uses brass , woodwinds and percussion . A horn section is a ___MASK63___ of musicians playing horns . In an ___MASK18___ or concert band , it refers to the musicians who ___MASK76___ the " French " horn , and in a British - style brass band it is the tenor horn players . In many popular - music genres the term is applied loosely to any ___MASK63___ of woodwind or brass instruments , or a combination of woodwinds and brass . A rhythm section ( also called a ___MASK83___ ) is a group of musicians within a music ensemble or band who provide the underlying rhythm and pulse of the accompaniment , providing a rhythmic ___MASK49___ and " beat " for the rest of the band . Many of the rhythm section instruments , such as keyboard instruments and guitars , are also used to ___MASK76___ the chord progression upon which the song is based . The bass ___MASK99___ ( either double bass or electric bass , or another low - register ___MASK99___ , such as synth bass , depending on the group and its style of music ) plays the low - pitched bassline that supports the chord progression , typically by emphasizing the roots of the chords ( and to a lesser degree the fifths and thirds of the chords ). A ___MASK25___ ( jazz ensemble or jazz combo ) is a ___MASK82___ that plays jazz music . Jazz bands vary in the quantity of its members and the style of jazz that they play but it is common to find a ___MASK25___ made up of a rhythm section and a horn section .