HoBoLeMa, w/Bozzio
Hoodoo
By Yoshi Kato
For the Mercury News
12/31/2009 12:00:00 AM PST
http://www.mercurynews.com/eye-headlines/ci_14082058
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Allan Holdsworth, Terry Bozzio, Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin
The collective r�sum� of the musicians performing Wednesday at Kuumbwa
Jazz Center in Santa Cruz is mighty, indeed.
Electric guitarist Allan Holdsworth has worked with Soft Machine;
bassist Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and King Crimson;
drummer Terry Bozzio with Frank Zappa; and drummer Pat Mastelotto with
King Crimson. They're touring together under the moniker HoBoLeMa. But
don't expect the music of any of those other acts to be played next week.
When other musicians have "an idea of, say, what I did with Frank Zappa
or a session I did with (guitarist) Steve Vai, and they want me to play
that way now, that bugs me," says Bozzio, 59. "That means they don't
love" my playing, but rather "their old idea of what I can do for them."
A constant effort to embrace the new is a philosophy these musicians
share. "When we first played in Japan late last year, I said to Allan
and Tony and Pat, 'Look, let's just jam, you know? Let's just play
totally free � instant soundtrack, spontaneous composition. Everything
you play I love, and anything you play I'll follow.'
"We just employ the basic rules of improvisation," he continues by phone
from his office at Drum Channel, a social/music networking site based in
Oxnard. "You listen, No. 1, and then you either go with, and enhance,
something that somebody's doing, or contrast and go against it."
The prospect of two drummers in one group might seem unusual, even
daunting, for the casual listener. But Bozzio sees it differently.
"People typically don't understand that the drums are a full-blown,
wonderful instrument, capable of this wide scope of expression," he
says. "And they kind of have this "... 'just timekeeping' idea of the
drummer's role. When you're young and coming up, you might think of the
Buddy Rich mentality � that there's one way to play the drums, and that
he did it best and that nobody can do it that well. Usually the idea is
that there's one drummer per band."
But for the past 20 years, Bozzio has been a pioneer on the drum-clinic
circuit, working with pros and those who hope to go professional. That
work has put him in touch with new generations of musicians and into
performance situations with other percussionists, in which he can
compare playing styles.
"On Drum Channel, I play with someone here every week" for webcasts, he
says, "and I never have an unmusical situation. It's always music; it's
just that the instruments are percussion."
HoBoLeMa will also perform Jan. 8-11 at Yoshi's-Oakland. And for Bozzio,
the Bay Area visit will be a homecoming of sorts. Though he is known as
an "L.A. guy," thanks to his work with Zappa and later with the new wave
band Missing Persons, he grew up in Daly City and Marin County.
"It was a very special time," he says about performing and recording in
the Bay Area during the early '70s with a variety of musicians �
trumpeter Eddie Henderson, the Jim Dukey Big Band, Azteca, trumpeter
Mark Isham and pianist Art Lande, among others.
In keeping with his focus on the new, Bozzio says the current group
exceeds his memories. "Playing with these guys is the most favorite
thing I've ever done, " he declares.
Allan Holdsworth
With Terry Bozzio, Tony Levin and Pat Mastellotto
When: Wednesday, 7 and 9 p.m.
Where: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz
Tickets: $31, $28 advance; 831-427-2227, www.kuumbwajazz.org
Also: 8 and 10 p.m. Jan. 8-10, 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 11, Yoshi"s-Oakland,
510 Embarcadero West, $5-$24, 510-238-9200,
www.yoshis.com
--
"Think with your dipstick, Jimmy."
Look up the word 'dive' in the dictionary.
After the initial definitions regarding
aquatic and aeronautical topics, you'll
see a photo of this joint.
Biffy the Elephant Shrew
Chi Cheng. The band will be renamed HoBo Cheng Ma.
Your pal,
Biffy the Elephant Shrew
Hoodoo
15:48:59 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time), spoke thusly:
> Late breaking news: Tony Levin has been replaced by Deftones bassist
> Chi Cheng. The band will be renamed HoBo Cheng Ma.
You is a 'wascal', Biffy!
Steve Brooks
"Hoodoo"
> says Bozzio, 59.
The cute little drummer is 59!
Man I feel old.
Happy New Year non-plastic people.
--
SB
progea
wrote:
It's not Hoboken, MA, it's actually Hoboken, NJ. Happy New Year,
everrybody! :)
Hoodoo
GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time), spoke thusly:
>> says Bozzio, 59.
> The cute little drummer is 59!
>
> Man I feel old.
Oh yeah, I was gonna mention that several days ago.
See:
http://terrybozzio.com/biography/
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Bozzio
> Happy New Year non-plastic people.
The plastic people are getting murdered in their sleep.
Dave Wilcher
> Biffy the Elephant Shrew <biffy...@aol.com>, on Thu Dec 31 2009
> 15:48:59 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time), spoke thusly:
>
>> Late breaking news: Tony Levin has been replaced by Deftones bassist
>> Chi Cheng. The band will be renamed HoBo Cheng Ma.
>
>
> You is a 'wascal', Biffy!
He's even a bit wickly!
dave
--
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were my bongs. - Tommy Chong
computeruser
"Hoodoo" <hoo...@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> Four master musicians team up for something unpredictable
>
> By Yoshi Kato
> For the Mercury News
> 12/31/2009 12:00:00 AM PST
> http://www.mercurynews.com/eye-headlines/ci_14082058
>
> http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/1229/20091229__bozzio~1_GALLERY.JPG
> Allan Holdsworth, Terry Bozzio, Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin
>
>
>
> Electric guitarist Allan Holdsworth has worked with Soft Machine; bassist
> Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and King Crimson; drummer Terry
> Bozzio with Frank Zappa; and drummer Pat Mastelotto with King Crimson.
> They're touring together under the moniker HoBoLeMa. But don't expect the
> music of any of those other acts to be played next week.
Some further notes regarding the r�sum�s of these musicians which might be
relevent to those people who read this newsgroup:
Holdworth and Bozzio both worked along side of Eddie Jobson while in the
band UK, although not at the same time. Eddie Jobson recently starting a new
project called UKZ.
Holdsworth also worked with Chad Wakerman, and Frank said he admired him
While Tony Levin was with Peter Gabriel, Peter had used L. Shankar/Shenkar
on a number of projects and tours.
> When other musicians have "an idea of, say, what I did with Frank Zappa or
> a session I did with (guitarist) Steve Vai, and they want me to play that
> way now, that bugs me," says Bozzio, 59. "That means they don't love" my
> playing, but rather "their old idea of what I can do for them."
>
> A constant effort to embrace the new is a philosophy these musicians
> share. "When we first played in Japan late last year, I said to Allan and
> Tony and Pat, 'Look, let's just jam, you know? Let's just play totally
> free � instant soundtrack, spontaneous composition. Everything you play I
> love, and anything you play I'll follow.'
>
> "We just employ the basic rules of improvisation," he continues by phone
> from his office at Drum Channel, a social/music networking site based in
> Oxnard. "You listen, No. 1, and then you either go with, and enhance,
> something that somebody's doing, or contrast and go against it."
>
> The prospect of two drummers in one group might seem unusual, even
> daunting, for the casual listener. But Bozzio sees it differently.
>
> "People typically don't understand that the drums are a full-blown,
> wonderful instrument, capable of this wide scope of expression," he says.
> "And they kind of have this "... 'just timekeeping' idea of the drummer's
> role. When you're young and coming up, you might think of the Buddy Rich
> mentality � that there's one way to play the drums, and that he did it
> best and that nobody can do it that well. Usually the idea is that there's
> one drummer per band."
>
> But for the past 20 years, Bozzio has been a pioneer on the drum-clinic
> circuit, working with pros and those who hope to go professional. That
> work has put him in touch with new generations of musicians and into
> performance situations with other percussionists, in which he can compare
> playing styles.
>
> "On Drum Channel, I play with someone here every week" for webcasts, he
> says, "and I never have an unmusical situation. It's always music; it's
> just that the instruments are percussion."
>
> HoBoLeMa will also perform Jan. 8-11 at Yoshi's-Oakland. And for Bozzio,
> the Bay Area visit will be a homecoming of sorts. Though he is known as an
> "L.A. guy," thanks to his work with Zappa and later with the new wave band
> Missing Persons, he grew up in Daly City and Marin County.
>
> "It was a very special time," he says about performing and recording in
> the Bay Area during the early '70s with a variety of musicians � trumpeter
Yesterdays Wafflez
Marcos, CA. I got a "tip" he was going to be there. It was great. I
brought my copy of Soft Machine's Bundles album to show him. After the
initial "hellos" I bought him a beer ($13.00) and we chatted. I told
him the best 90min tape is you on one side & Frank Zappa on the other
then he & his mates started RAVING about Frank's mixer he had just got.
I brought out Bundles and they all laughed at Allan's haircut on the
back cover. He signed it and it was a blast!
thanz & Happy New Year!
Y.W.
progea
wrote:
I only had the chance ro see his Trio this fall. The show was so
poorly advertised, couple of web sites would post different starting
times, so I ended up missing the first half an hour, unfortunately.
Furthermore, after one of Gary Husband's extended drum solos, Allan
Holdsworth said there were CD-s for sale at the back of the venue but
there were actually none.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Chris West
<ona...@postmaster.invalid> writes
>While Tony Levin was with Peter Gabriel, Peter had used L. Shankar/Shenkar
>on a number of projects and tours.
And Levin and Mastelotto have played with Adrian Belew in King Crimson
for many years.
--
Chris West
Biffy the Elephant Shrew
as the band was coming onstage, yet we somehow managed to luck into
seats right up front. The music was unbelievable. Bozzio didn't go
apeshit all over that monster drum kit of his like I expected--he's
working a much more contemplative vein with this group. Bozzio, Levin
and Mastelotto almost seemed to be a trio of their own, creating
kaleidoscopically changing colors and rhythms, while Holdsworth
provided a constant flow of sweet tones that seemed to float above the
rest--except for one section of the second piece where he was locked
in tight with what Levin was playing. I was entranced the whole time.
The show consisted of two long improvisations, about a half hour each,
and an encore of about 5-10 minutes, but it seemed to be over in a
flash.