FACT SHEET

 

Artist Name:  Jacapito!

 

Musical Style:  Ambient world jazz, smooth grooves and exotic melodies that fuse elements of world music with jazz, pop, dance rhythms and ambient improvisations.

 

Place of Origin: Bellingham, Washington

 

Band Member Names and Instruments Played:

David Weiss: nylon string and steel string guitars

Jim Lowry: fretless bass

Nathan Matson: drums & percussion

 

Key Points of Interest:

-         The name "Jacapito" is an approximate abbreviation of Jaco, Paco, and Tito. Jazz enthusiasts will recognize these as the first names of Jaco Pastorius, Paco de Lucia, and Tito Puente.

-         New EP "Ambient World Jazz" released Winter 2004 and distributed through CD Baby, BIMA

-         1999 release by David Weiss "Finger Noise" features the song "Dreams of Spain" which reached Top 20 in the New Age genre at MP3.com

-         Playing live to enthusiastic audiences in the Pacific Northwest since 2000

-         An ambient mix of acoustic latin guitar, world rhythm and percussion, pop harmonies

-         Songs are a blend of original and crowd-pleasing classics featuring Spanish and Latin moods.

 

Contact Information:

 

Website: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jacapito

 

David Weiss

Voice: 360.714.9949

Email: dweiss@bima.com

 

Jim Lowry

Voice: 360.650.9117

Email: jim@jameslowry.com

 

Nathan Matson

Voice: 360.715.2104

Email: NTMATSON@aol.com