A Little Space

Prize-winning songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Big Al prospects JUST A LITTLE Space, a clean jazz group from SoCal fronted by vocalist Terrell Moran. Though quite definitely grounded within the clean jazz style, JUST A LITTLE Space offers components of many designs such as for example funk and salsa within its music. The group’s tunes range between melodic vocal pop to romantic ballads, constructed upon the noises of such performers as Steely Dan, Al Jarreau, and Sting. Big Al (given birth to Alan Gruskoff in Ann Arbor, MI) mainly takes on bass in JUST A LITTLE Space and in addition performs a lot of the additional instruments within the group’s 2002 self-titled debut recording. Furthermore, he creates the group’s tunes and received the 2001 John Lennon Songwriting Competition for Latin/Jazz Instrumental along with his track “Yes I’D.” Vocalist Terrell Moran, originally from Dayton, OH, performs musical theatre in the LA area and in addition as a chapel choir director. Adding musicians consist of saxman Dean Roubicek and guitarists Derek Soros and Michael A. Willis.