
Déjà Fuze is a band chock full of expressive, progressive, and creative vision. Originally from Buffalo, New York, the band officially formed in January of 2009, and has been exciting the senses of audiences around the New York and North Carolina areas ever since. Nietzsche’s, The Tralf Music Hall, Weekend off Festival, Utica Music Festival, Pisgah Brewing Company, MoDaddy’s, and Lexington Avenue Brewery are just a few of the prominent stages at which they’ve performed.
The four melody makers at the center of Déjà dial into each other’s wavelengths, releasing music that oscillates with the frequencies of your state of being. While their sound has been crafted from a colorful spectrum of influences, jazz, progressive rock, funk and electronica are the most notably emitted. Their driving progressive electric sound creates a complex and dynamic live atmosphere which allows audiences to make the sonic journey through, or give into the spirit of the pulse.
Spring of 2010 was a true change of seasons for the band as they recorded their debut EP, “Some Sort of Green,” and departed New York for North Carolina, where they continue to evolve in the ever-eclectic Asheville. Back in Buffalo, Déjà Fuze was named one of the top five local bands of the decade in 2010 by music writer, Jeff Miers.
Josh Cavinder – Piano, Organ, Synth, Guitar and Vocals
Jake Cavinder – Drums and Percussion
Joey Lewis – Guitar and Vocals
Keith Harry – Bass Guitar
Influences Include:
Medeski, Martin and Wood
John Scofield
Weather Report
Phish
Herbie Hancock
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
“Prog-electronic quartet Déjà Fuze formed in Buffalo one January, perhaps trying to get through the winter doldrums or to stay warm. Either way, the band (now based in Asheville) probably knows a thing or two about heating up a room. Or a set.” – Xpress Staff - Moutain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
"A hot new ensemble has been turning heads on the Buffalo jam-band landscape of late. Deja Fuze is mutating funk, soul, elements of jazz and progressive tendencies into a truly delightful new fusion of improvisation-heavy sound." – Jeff Miers - Buffalo News
“Asheville-based progressive, jazzy jam band Deja Fuze performed a quick set for passersby in front of the Flat Iron sculpture this afternoon. Drawing power from their van, the amplified trio of Jake Cavinder (drums), Joey Lewis (guitar) and Keith Harry (bass) performed roughly a half-dozen songs before moving on.” – Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
“Funk-jazz-rock-jam fusion with a bite” – Jeff Miers - Buffalo News







