Biography

The SounDoctrine Story…so far!

Original Alternative Funk/Jazz Band SOUNDOCTRINE first appeared at The Northeastern Ohio Gospel Music Connection in January 2002. Two weeks later they opened for Grammy Winner Bobby “Blue” Bland.

The group continues to travel throughout Northern Ohio, Western P.A., Maryland, D.C, Delaware and into Virginia.

The band’s unique blend of fusion, intentionally marketed toward the 40 & Over crowd has been described as ‘George Duke meets Steely Dan on the way to Quincy Jones house while listening to The Crusaders!’ They have dubbed their music “Originalternativefunkjazzfusion!”


SOUNDOCTRINE’S debut CDs “PERSEVERANCE” and “SD Live!!!” released May 2002 and June 2003 respectively on their own NIAYANA Label continue to receive solid support throughout the global Indie Artist community. The band’s third album entitled “ENDURANCE” was released to rave reviews and was chosen #3 Best Jazz Funk Album of 2006 by Soul Patrol and continues to stream in their system on demand.

“PERSEVERANCE” was also awarded the 2003 Nu Soul ‘Album of The Year’ from Soul-Patrol. The band premiered as the Official Host band for the Soul Patrol Convention in Philadelphia, May 2007.

SounDoctrine is a 2006 Capital Jazz Fest Finalist.

In May 2004, SOUNDOCTRINE was nominated for Best Jazz Artist by the American Gospel Music Awards held in Orlando Florida.

On 10/10/10 the band released their fourth album, "Inspire" which featured high profile guest artists Marlon Saunders, Ragan Whiteside, Carlton J Smith, Nadir and The Legendary Edsels among others.

The band’s music and 2002 Border’s Blitz Tour, documented by noted Indie Filmmaker,
Art Byrd was accepted as a finalist into the Hollywood Black Film Festival. The film was featured throughout the event in Hollywood, CA June 22-28, 2004.

Among the stations and web casts regularly airing SD Music are Pittsburgh’s WRCT 88.3 on the Carnegie Mellon University. Phil Thain’s Talk Gospel, The UK’s Soul 24-7, The Upper Room with Joe Kelley on WVOF 88.5 FM, Fairfield, CT, New Artist Radio, On The Horizon, Ison Live Radio, broadcast throughout Australia, New York’s Blake Radio and Tony Smith’s “Gospel Jazzations” on WFDU 89.1 FM Teaneck, NJ, Their music has been featured on Don Campau’s Sunday Afternoon Indie Show, No Pigeonholes on KKUP 91.5FM Cupertino, CA and most recently on The Mike Scott Jazz Show.
The Family Life TV Network in Kittanning, PA continues to web cast their recent performances available at (www.familylifetv.com).

Most recently, the band has enjoyed their music airing nationally on The Weather Channel and their song “Chi Tea” from “ENDURANCE” is the Theme Song of the WFMJ-TV21’s “Community Connection" featuring Madonna Chism-Pinkard.

The SD story continues to unfold…