TMF formerly of Maze at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts

Overview

TMF Formerly of Maze is an award-winning Soul/R&B Super Group comprised of Roame (Congas/Background Vocals), Vance Taylor (Piano and Keyboards), Calvin Napper (Drums and Percussion), Bear Williams (Musical Director/Bass Guitar/Background Vocals), Daniel Weatherspoon (Organ and Keyboards), and Joey Woolfalk (Guitar/Background Vocals). Roame, Bear, Vance, and Calvin were all hand-picked by Frankie Beverly to tour and record as his backup band, the Iconic “Maze” and they held that distinction for well over 20 + years. Daniel Weatherspoon rounded out the band on Organ and Keyboards at Frankie Beverly’s request from 2021 to 2023.

TMF released their first single, “Making Love to the Music”, in September of 2023. The sultry R&B song reached #1 on the Internet Broadcasters Alliance Chart and #17 on the UK Soul Chart.The band’s debut album entitled, TMF The Music Forever, Vol. 1 was released on March 15, 2024. The album features nine original songs all written and produced by TMF. The explosive first song, “Synergy”, lures you into the rest of this powerful offering. Music lovers will enjoy this intentional R&B capsule of “Grown Folks Music” from beginning to end. The songs, “Let Me Love You”; “New Again”; “Making Love to the Music”; “I’ll Never Let You Go”; “Choices”; “So Deep in Love”; “When the Groove Feels Right” and “Tribute to the Great Ones” all speak to the heart and soul of the listener in an uber positive way that will resonate for a life-time.