The Spirit Fingers universe
Every player gets a character, drawn from a real photo. Tap one to open it.
The constants
The ArchitectGreg SperoKeys
His hands decide where the skyline holds.
His interlocking piano polyrhythms raise architectural ribs that lock together when their accents meet.
Bandleader and founder. On every Spirit Fingers record.
The DetonatorMike Mitchell (Blaque Dynamite)Drums
Every shock collapses into his palm.
His explosive, syncopated jazz-funk drumming packs a burst of energy into one precisely placed pressure charge.
On the 2018 debut and every JammJam release, credited as Blaque Dynamite.
On Spirit Fingers records and dates
SlipstreamHadrien FeraudBass
He cuts a new route through the sky.
His dense, singing bass runs spin a continuous airborne ribbon, each melodic turn steering its flight.
Bass on Spirit Fingers records and the December 2018 tour in Poland and London.
The LacemakerDario ChiazzolinoGuitar
He catches a collapsing vault in light.
His long, fluid jazz-guitar lines stitch collapsing masonry into load-bearing lace, one picked note per stitch.
Guitar in the original Spirit Fingers lineup.
The IntervalMarco CiriglianoDrums
He blocks the instant before annihilation.
His fluid switches between contrasting drum grooves open a sliver of stopped time between one feel and the next.
Drums in a trio with Greg at The Recording Club, June 2026.
Drawn for the universe
Characters drawn from players in Greg’s wider circle. A character here is not a booking, a billing or a lineup.
The OrreryMax GerlBass
One planted boot holds mountains in orbit.
His grounded bass pulse holds huge objects in orbit; singing melodic runs tilt their paths.
The LongreachBubby LewisBass
One outstretched hand spans the impossible.
His huge six-string chord stretches open a guardian's hand wide enough to bridge a ravine.
The PocketXavier WareDrums
He forces runaway momentum into the pocket.
His deep pocket catches runaway machinery in a steady pulse, easing each violent jolt into an unhurried sway.
SwitchbackRoni KaspiDrums
Her kick folds the escape route.
Her conversational odd-meter drumming folds straight roads into hairpins wherever she shifts an accent.
The RicochetGergo BorlaiDrums
He returns every strike along a chosen path.
His surgical clarity at extreme speed places exact deflection points, sending an incoming projectile through a flawless ricochet.
The RevivalRobert "Sput" SearightDrums
He raises the city with a summons.
His gospel fills make whole sections of a room rise and answer, turning Dallas church chops into architectural call-and-response.
Played with Greg in a 2025 trio session.
The MistranslatorMonoNeonBass
He turns a shout into a shield.
His speech-mimicking bass and microtonal bends turn a vendor's call into a folded canopy that follows every inflection.
Played with Greg in a 2025 trio session.
WildrootJoe ClevelandBass
His oath calls a forest through stone.
A patient low bass line feeds one living root network, each plucked note pushing its branches farther.
The BellowsGary NovakDrums
His next breath forces the ocean open.
His whisper-to-roar dynamic control expands a breathable chamber underwater, each carefully shaped crescendo pushing the water back.
The RelayDevon TaylorDrums
He fires the pulse that lifts everyone.
His tightly placed backbeat sends an electrical pulse through a crowd, lifting every dancer on the same beat.
FaultlineThomas PridgenDrums
His heel splits the mountain.
His explosive kick-and-tom barrages tear open the ground, each violent accent driving a fracture farther across the slope.
BreakneckRonald Bruner Jr.Drums
He makes the next mile come to him.
His hyper-fast double-time chops compress the distance ahead, accelerating his airborne body while a steady directional pulse keeps its course.
The BallastDarryl JonesBass
His fists anchor everyone through the turn.
His deep, steady groove anchors people and cargo to a ship's deck, keeping everyone planted through the turn.
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