Projects

Arcellus Sykes playing the bass with Bright Red Paper.

I try to stay as busy as I can, but I'm always open to new projects. Please contact me if you need a full-time or fill-in bassist, or just to talk shop.

Anomalous Quintet

Using guitarist Jason Newsom's compositions as springboards for improvisation, the AQ plays danceable music that "pushes the envelope of jazz to the hilt." -JazzReview.com

Sol Serenade

Positive, grooving music - Mike Struwin is a fantastic songwriter & singer, and the rest of the band rips. A must hear!

Zack Orr

Zack writes and produces music that straddles the line between folk and dance styles, with gorgeous melodies and an eye on the dance floor.

Bright Red Paper

A melodic and harmonically complex collective consisting of cello, bass, guitar, drums and vocals. Tunes are generally through-composed and have great dynamic motion with hefty doses of improvisation thrown in.

Arcellus Sykes: Bassist