Freedonia is the brainchild of Christopher Cross and Randy Miller.
The group is a collective made up of some of Austin’s finest musicians and features all original songs composed and produced by the group, with horn arrangements by Russell Haight.
The sound of the band sound was inspired by Steely Dan in their Aja period, which featured Tom Scott’s distinctive all sax section sound. Freedonia’s debut album was released last year and the new album “Firefly” is set to release soon.
Musicians:
Scott Laningham-Drums
James Fenner-Percussion
John Fremgen-Bass
Christopher Cross-Guitar & Vocals
Sean Giddings-Keys
Jeff Hellmer-Keys
Stephano Intelisano-Keys
Seth Carper-Tenor Sax
Russell Haight-Tenor Sax
Justin Vasquez-alto and Soprano Sax
Tracks:
1. LOST RIVER
2. FBI
3. ELISE
4. UNRECONCILED
5. FIREFLY
6. NEVER SAW IT COMIN
7. BIG BLUE BALL
8. WAY OF THE WARRIOR
9. US
10. SOWETO