Similar Artists

Spyro Gyra, Yellow Jackets, Joe Sample, Jeff Lorber, George Duke

Influences

Joe Sample, Bob James, Ramsey Lewis, Jeff Lorber

Bio

Linwood Battle Jr is a composer and pianist whose style of writing is a mixture of smooth jazzy funk, defined by Linwood as Urban Dance Jazz. Linwood has been performing in the DC, Maryland and Va., areas with his core band "Woody's Lounge", delivering a high energy performance reminiscent of jazz groups like the Jazz Crusaders, Spyro Gyra, and the Yellow Jackets.