For those unaware, Groovology is based in Honolulu, and was formed during the pandemic.

It comprises four talented and busy musicians: Aaron Aranita on woodwinds and piano, David Yamasaki on guitar, Ernie Provencher on bass, and Scott Shafer on drums.

The four musicians perform their own fresh and original compositions on their brand new album Almost Home (releasing January 1st, 2025 via Groovology Productions), with four composed by Aranita, two each by Shafer and Yamasaki, and one from Provencher.

Due to the group’s high level of musicianship, Almost Home features an impressive variety that explores many moods and styles.

1. Almost Home [5:38]
2. Mambosaki [6:06]
3. Groovology [5:45]
4. Bubbles the Clown [6:44]
5. The Path [7:20]
6. Brisa Tropical [6:50]
7. The Road Less Traveled [7:05]
8. Headroom [5:46]
9. Manoa [5:33]
10. Slybone [7:04
11. The Path (extended version) [9:17]

This vibrantly-hued, wholly impassioned new recording opens on the sweetly playful, exuberantly joyous title track Almost Home and then brings us the lushly jaunty mambo rhythms that drive Mambosaki, the luxuriant appeal of Groovology, the low slung finger-snapping, mid-tempo blues vibed Bubbles the Clown, and then they bring forth the sheer delicate gossamer of the dutifully serene The Path.

Along next is the buoyantly-cultured Brisa Tropical and the melodious, atmospherically-structured The Road Less Traveled, and they are in turn backed by the gently strident Headroom, the album rounding out on the late night soiree feel to the vocalized Manoa (from Sandy Tsukiyama) and the languish beauty of the swinging strut Slybone, the album coming to a close on an extended version of The Path.

Simply put, the four musicians combine their talents here to form Groovology, a highly appealing band that is heard in impressive form throughout this excellent new recording, Almost Home.

Musicians:
Aaron Aranita: Woodwinds, Piano, David Yamasaki: Guitar, Ernie Provencher: Bass, Scott Shafer: Drums, Sandra Tsukiyama: Vocals on Manoa.

www.aaronaranitamusic.com