ABOUT

Roger Noyes is a multi-instrumentalist who performs in a mix of genres, including jazz, garage rock, alt-country and Americana styles.

His current bands include: the Arch Stanton Quartet, a contemporary jazz group that performs original material as well as covers by Monk, Coltrane, Davis, Mingus and Shorter (guitar); Diego, which is described in some circles as "the world's 4th best garage rock band," with its blend of hard-driving ragged rock influenced by Neil Young, The Band, and others (bass); Grainbelt, gritty rock with a country edge (pedal-steel); and, most recently, Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen, whose Americana stylings bring together bluegrass, country and folk with a Tom-Waitsian approach to story-telling (pedal-steel).

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.

PRESS

"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

SELECT DISCOGRAPHY

Recording: Spectacle (2004) — band: the Kent Variety (lead guitar)
Shine (guitar solo clip)
Wait for Green Lights (guitar solo clip)

Recording: A Different Land (2009) — band: Tern Rounders (lead guitar)
Black Train (slide and lead guitar)
Freedom Town (slide guitar)

Recording: Skulkin' and Prowlin' (2009) — band: Diego (bass)
Choices I've Made
Want You

Recording: efbom (2010) — band: efbom (guitar)
Dungoode Bayou (Noyes original composition)
Trenchcoat Pocketwatch (Noyes original composition)
Vacuum Buzz (Noyes original composition)
Modest Sloothing (Noyes original composition)
Green Vanity (Noyes original composition)

OTHER RECORDINGS

Recording: Compared to What (Noyes original composition), Band: Arch Stanton Quartet

Recording: My Friend Ringo (pedal steel), Band: Grainbelt

SHOWS

January 24, 2012 at Valentine's in Albany with Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen for Americana Tuesdays*

January 31, 2012 at Valentine's in Albany with Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen for Americana Tuesdays*

February 4, 2012 at 74 State in Albany with the Arch Stanton Quartet

February 14, 2012 at Valentine's in Albany with Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen for Americana Tuesdays*

February 25, 2012 at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga with the Arch Stanton Quartet

February 28, 2012 at Valentine's in Albany with Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen for Americana Tuesdays*

March 10, 2012 at Caffe Lena with Grainbelt

April 14, 2012 at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga with the Arch Stanton Quartet

June 16, 2012 at 9 Maple Avenue in Saratoga with the Arch Stanton Quartet

*Americana Tuesdays is a regular series at Valentine's Music Hall (17 New Scotland Avenue), hosted by Dan Johnson and the Expert Sidemen who play a set and introduce a featured band in the Americana style. Please see the Valentine's website for information on the featured acts.