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The minimalistic funk of New York’s Water Water consisted almost entirely of percussion grooves having a smattering of bass, plus congas, marimba, and the casual vocal thrown in. The quartet contains Scott Hartley (drums, percussion, speaking drum), Richard McGuire (bass, percussion, piano, acoustic guitar), Salvatore Principato (percussion, vocals), and Dennis …

Scott Hartley was raised in a number of different locations within the Midwest. He demonstrated an early curiosity about music which was inspired by his parents and started piano lessons at five. He got into university at Indiana School Southeast in New Albany, IN, majoring in piano and traditional functionality, …