Who we are

Oobleck has been together for close to 20 years! Started in 2008, Oobleck began building their repertoire of original, grungy funk in the heart of Troy. Learn more about our players:

Audrey Van Genechten – Trumpet
Favorite activities:
Trumpet playing, gardening, swing and salsa dancing, talking about fish, fishing, playing with dogs, working on the house.
Favorite genres: Afrobeat, boogaloo, obscure funk, dub, Cuban son and mambo, swing, jazz, New Orleans street music.
Bands you would travel for: Anything Skerik related, Toubab Krewe, Rebirth Brass Band, Lefties Soul Connection, Antibalas, Budos Band, Sharon Jones & the Dapkings, any Tommy Brenneck project, Tuba Skinny.
Picture of Scott Vorwald, sax player
Scott Vorwald – Tenor Sax
Favorite activities:
Playing sax, watching hockey, playing with sons, biking.
Favorite genres: Traditional jazz, funk, New Orleans street music.
Bands you would travel for: Tuba Skinny, Stanton Moore, MMW, Sonny Rollins, Galactic, The Meters.
Sam Parker – Bass
Favorite activities:
skiing, hanging out with cats, systems engineering. 
Favorite genres: 90s alt rock, ska punk, jam bands, yacht rock
Bands you would travel for: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Phish
(Photo by Sam Cherubin, @weathermansam)
Picture of Bill Murray, guitar player.
Bill Murray – Guitar
Activities: Spending time with family, playing music, watching the Mets
Genres: Classic Rock, Blues, Funk, Soul, Jazz
Bands: Time travel to see Hendrix, Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin, BB King
Kevin Van Genechten – Drums
Favorite activity:
Winning the lottery, working on an old ass house and Porsche, playing with puppies, whiskey drinking.
Favorite genres: Djent/math core and old school jazz.
Bands you would travel for:  Dillinger, Keith Jarrett trio with Jack DeJohnette, Stanton Moore and Meshuggah.