ABOUT
Roger Noyes is a multi-instrumentalist who performs in a mix of genres, including jazz, garage rock, alt-country and Americana styles. He has recently performed with the Arch Stanton Quartet, Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen, Grainbelt, Diego and MR Poulopoulos. His main group, the Arch Stanton Quartet, recently toured Egypt and performed at the Cairo International Jazz Festival. The band was named "Best Local Jazz Band" in Metroland's 2013 reader's poll.
Noyes' instrumental writing and guitar playing are inspired by the likes of Thelonious Monk, Frank Zappa, John Scofield, Nels Cline, Grant Green and Danny Gatton: musicians who are genre-bending, take an "unusual" approach to harmony, and/or have a strong blues-soul sensibility.
Rick Danko made him want to play bass.
Ben Keith made him want to play pedal-steel, and Della Noyes gave him the reason to start learning it.
PRESS
A Little Jazz Diplomacy (Daily Gazette, April 13, 2013): The Daily Gazette profiles the Arch Stanton Quartet's tour of Egypt in March 2013.
Old, new converge in Arch Stanton Quartet's Ride — Review by Dave Malachowski (Kingston Daily Freeman, March 15, 2013): "With one foot in the timeless traditions of bop, and the other about to set down on something new, the Arch Stanton Quartet is as mysterious as its name, with killer players that aren't afraid to go out on a limb, right to the very end."
Five Questions With Arch Stanton Quartet Guitarist Roger Noyes (Troy Record, March 15, 2013)
Review by Nick Mondello — Arch Stanton Quartet, Along For The Ride (CD Baby, November 27, 2012): "Noyes, as others in this group do, performs in and draws experiences from various ensembles. He can blow and octave-ize as funky as they get. Both he and [trumpeter Terry] Gordon write with terrific pens."
Review by J Hunter — Arch Stanton Quartet, Along For The Ride (Nippertown.com, November 15, 2012): "If guitarist Roger Noyes played in the Wes Montgomery/Pat Martino mode, he could pick up the role, but that’s not Noyes’ style: Even though his solo conforms to the Montgomery form, Noyes’ sound has a pack of Rottweilers living inside it, with sharp teeth and Rebar-strength muscle."
"Review — Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen, Sleep on the Way" (Metroland, October 4, 2012): "The Expert Sidemen ... move deftly between the crushing tear-in-beer honky-tonk of 'Someone New' and the Gypsy-tinged 'Stateline Blues' ... The licks are tasteful and familiar, two other qualities that are fairly requisite for the genre."
"Grainbelt CD release show marks rare Albany appearance" (Daily Gazette, June 21, 2012)
"Quartet's name a nod to iconic film" (Daily Gazette, June 2, 2011)
"Eccentric trio efbom defies description" (Daily Gazette, November 12, 2009)
"Review — The Kent Variety, Spectacle" (Seven Days Newspaper, March 3-10, 2004): "The group sounds tight and polished, with the addition of lead guitarist Roger Noyes providing some needed depth to the music ... The album boasts many a nimble-fingered solo and well-placed drum fill ... The real plus of the group, however, is Noyes' guitar playing. It's difficult to imagine the band once existed without him, as his licks and tangling solos push this music to another level."
LINKS
www.archstantonjazz.com
www.diegoband.com
Grainbelt on Facebook
Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen on Facebook
SHOWS
May 11, 2013 at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga with the Arch Stanton Quartet.
May 23, 2013 at Valentine's Music Hall in Albany with Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen — Cd Release show!
June 20, 2013 in New Paltz with the Arch Stanton Quartet — Water Street Market Series, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
July 20, 2013 at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga with the Arch Stanton Quartet.
October 5, 2013 at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga with the Arch Stanton Quartet.
November 2, 2013 at 74 State in Albany with the Arch Stanton Quartet.
December 21, 2013 at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga with the Arch Stanton Quartet.
SELECT DISCOGRAPHY
Recording: Spectacle (2004) — band: the Kent Variety (lead guitar)
Shine (guitar solo clip)
Wait for Green Lights (guitar solo clip)
Recording: efbom (2010) — band: efbom (guitar)
Dungoode Bayou (Noyes original composition)
Trenchcoat Pocketwatch (Noyes original composition)
Vacuum Buzz (Noyes original composition)
Green Vanity (Noyes original composition)
Recording: Sleep On The Way (2012) — band: Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen (electric guitar and pedal steel)
Recording: Along For The Ride (2012) — band: The Arch Stanton Quartet (Guitar). Compositions below by Roger Noyes
Recording: Harvest The Heart (2012) — band: MR Poulopoulos (pedal steel).
VIDEO
Copyright 2011, Roger Noyes