Looking for a keyboard/loops player for 2 person band

Apache Junction AZ

Description

I play violin, guitar, mandolin and bass and would like to work with someone who plays keyboards very fluently and can handle beats/drums/loops. My goal is: two people playing live, minimal equipment, with a contagious groove. R&B and Neo-Soul feel. This is what I manage to do myself https://soundcloud.com/user-25072127/octogroove https://soundcloud.com/user-25072127/you-could-use-some-violins https://soundcloud.com/user-25072127/dreamy-catchy-feely https://soundcloud.com/user-25072127/edna-patty and with a collaborator it should sound a lot better. I'm looking for someone who: knows all the cool jazz chords, who can come up with simple, minimal, classic funk & R&B beats who can add some sly dissonance if things are getting boring, has great ears and tells a story when they solo. Someone who has been playing a long time and enjoys a wide variety of music including Neo Soul, Motown, R&B, Jazz, House, and Funk. Appreciating Ravel, Zappa, and Steely Dan would be good too. And extra points for being familiar with Brazilian grooves and music. Subtlety and good taste in chords and beats is necessary. Feel and swing obligatory. This is for a collaboration that hopefully will go very quickly to playing paid gigs live and streaming online with the right person. Emphasis on the *hopefully* but you have to try.