The Groove Project

THE GROOVE PROJECT is a star studded Contemporary / Smooth Jazz supergroup formed in Studio City, California in 2016 by GRAMMY® Award nominated Artist & Producer Arun Shenoy. The original lineup released a debut concept jazz-funk album titled "A Stagey Bank Affair" in the same year. The record was chosen as Album of the Year by Jazziz Magazine’s Critics Pick and dubbed an explosive, exotic, jazz-funk-rock-barn burner by noted American journalist and reviewer, Jonathan Widran. The lineup was shuffled was in 2019 by Shenoy and the band released their sophomore album "Volume 1: Flights of Fantasy" in 2020, a concept album about man’s fascination with flight. The lineup was shuffled yet again in 2020 by Shenoy and the band has released "Volume 2: The Winds of Change" 2021, another concept album about man’s quest to chart the seven seas. Notable members and special guests of the band include current and former Dream Theater keyboardists Jordan Rudess and Derek Sherinian, GRAMMY Award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin from the Dave Matthew Band, keyboardist Adam Holzman best known for his long association with Miles Davis, Weird “Al” Yankovic guitarist and GRAMMY Winner Jim Kimo West, GRAMMY Award nominated arranger Don Hart, and acclaimed Jazz pianists Fahir Atakogu and Ed Roth. Producer and artist Melloe D has also partnered with the band for remixes of the music with the musical aesthetics of Lo-Fi.