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Wasabi was the dynamic creation of a group of New York City-area musicians
that comprised members of Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors, The Authority as
well as the feared and revered horns of Arnie Lawrence's Blues Co-Elation.
They formed loosely (as this is the only way things are formed in Wasabi)
in 1991 with the idea of hitting the stage with nary a rehearsal, letting
the groove take over. It is not known how many Wasabi gigs took place; three
are in widespread circulation and another half dozen are known to exist, but
it is doubtful that the group will ever perform again, as members have gone
their separate ways. But the gigs that remain are priceless documents of a
pure groove sensibility.
Wasabi gigs
- August 25th, 1991 - Nightengale
Bar, NYC
(This is commonly mislabeled as Wetlands, ??-??-??)
- February 5th, 1992 - New Frontier,
NYC
- February 9th, 1993 - New Music Cafe,
NYC
- May 26th, 1993 - New Music Cafe,
NYC
- December 28th, 1993 - Wetlands
Preserve, NYC
- January 22nd,1994 - Wetlands
Preserve, NYC
- January 23rd, 1994 - 7 Willow St.,
Port Chester, NY
- January 24th, 1994 - CBGB's,
NYC
- February 27th, 1994 - Wetlands
Preserve, NYC
Wasabi Art
Tim Vega is the artist extraordinaire who did many a painting for a Blues
Traveler or Spin Doctors poster, and did so up until his untimely death
in April of 2002. He is also responsible for some interior decorating at
Nightengales as well as various graffiti-esque projects around New York
City. A piece of his Wasabi art can be viewed at his online gallery here and at his main site here.
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