TERRY BOZZIO - An Evening of Solo Drum Music
"TERRY BOZZIO - An Evening of Solo Drum Music" is a unique, intense, dynamic, spiritualistic, melodic, orchestral, atmospheric, and musical performance on the largest tuned drum & percussion set in the world. Unless you have seen Terry, you have no idea what you are in for. Bozzio is an enigmatic, evocative, and engaging musician whose instrument just happens to be the drums. Terry Bozzio is able to accompany himself with bass note patterns and, at the same time, melodically solo on top with highly developed coordination skills to express a complete musical statement on the drum set alone. Drawing from jazz, classical, & ethnic percussion styles from around the world, Terry Bozzio is "a storyteller," able to weave a hypnotic spell over audiences and enthrall them with an eclectic experience filled with contrast, variety, intimacy, excitement, & passion.
BORLAI GERGŐ
He started playing the drums at the age of 3 when he heard Harvey Mason and Joe Morello playing Hancock’s Chameleon and Brubeck’s Take Five. He was accepted into a music school at the age of six performing these songs but mostly they were impressed by his improvisation skills. In his childhood he was devoted all his time to music. The works of Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield and John McLaughlin inspired him the most. At the age of 12 he decided to continue learning on his own. In this time he reached a level of expertise and he took the chance to start playing in the Hungarian musical elite, a tendency that is still strong in his career. Mostly Billy Cobham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers and Terry Bozzio influenced his play style. Until now he has performed on over 150 albums* of various styles. He has contributed to several albums as an arranger and music director.
He played in concerts with Gary Willis, Scott Kinsey, Scott Henderson, Matthew Garrison, Scott Kinsey Group, Tim Lefebvre, Steve Tavaglione, Walt Fowler, Bob Mintzer, Hiram Bullock, L. Shankar, Vernon Reid, Iain Ballamy, Al DiMeola, Nguyen Lee, Hadrien Feraud.
Notes from Terry:
There will be old compositions redeveloped and new compositions such as "5 = 7" (which explores 5/4 & 7/4 in the same space of time by superimposing 4 over 3 plus 3 over 2 linearly.)
I feel I can more closely approach the concepts of the Miles Davis & Weather Report directions of the early 70's, where they had a drummer keeping the groove, a percussionist adding ethnic colors and Joe or Miles soloing over the event. This music was open to the improvisational aspects of jazz (which I define as "freedom") without cliche or the dictates of genre, while including 20th century classical influences, film music, electronics, ambience & the modern fashion of rock, funk & progressive fusion. I try to do this by myself on the drums.
But the most important aspects will be the midi rig, which will reinforce the melodies I play & the additional percussion and development of the rear part of my kit since the times of previous solo performances. (The midi is 6 roland tmc-6 devices triggering electronic sine wave pitches tracking the pitches I tune all the drums to. So the exact & true pitches will come out more clearly when mixed with the acoustic sound.)
The percussion includes GonBops Triple Bongos & a pedal operated Djembe. Along with my prototype DW beater shaft sound enhancers and a rack of hanging percussion, I am able to expand the orchestrational aspects of new colors & sound combinations like never before.
I have some new ambient electronic compositions I will be experimenting with as well. These have been successful for me in the past as a contrast to the pure solo drumming aspect of the show. The sounds, textures & melodies float and loop over whatever drumming I choose to play along with them.
TERRY BOZZIO is one of the most well known drummers of all time. Aside from his solo performances, Bozzio is well known for his work with Frank Zappa (including his appearance in the Zappa film Baby Snakes) and with the band UK.
The musical spectrum of Terry Bozzio is too vast to classify. He was worked with such artists as Jeff Beck, Chad Wackerman, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, Tony Levin, Robbie Robertson, Gary Wright, Don Dokken, Paul Hyde, Herbie Hancock, Dweezil Zappa, Richard Marx, Korn, Fantômas, Mark Isham, Peter Maunu, Patrick O'Hearn, Mike Knock, Art Lande, Azteca, Eddie Henderson, Woodie Shaw, Julian Priester, Eric Gravatt, Billy Higgins, Andy Narell, Hadley Calliman, Mel Graves and Mel Martin. Luis Gasca, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, The Brecker Brothers, Barry Finerty, Group 87 w/M.Isham, P.Maunu, P.O Hearn and Peter Wolf, UK w/Eddie Jobson & John Wetton, Missing Persons, Warren Cuccurullo, Andy Taylor, Robbie Robertson, Gary Wright, XYZ, Paul Hyde, Mick Jagger, Tony Hymas, the Lonely Bears, David Torn, Mick Karn, Chad Wackerman, the Vienna Chamber Ensemble, Tyrolian Wind Ensemble, Billy Sheehan, BPM, Alex Machacek & woodwind player Gerald Preinfalk, King Crimson's Pat Mastelotto, Tommy Shannon ( of Stevie Ray Vaughn's Double Trouble), Guy Forsythe, Steven Bruton (formerly of Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson), Carter Burwell, Butch Miles (drummer w/ Count Basie), Guy Forsythe, Metropole Orchestra, omar dykes, Bleeder, Adam Jones, Buzz Osborne, Tony Hymas, Marco Minnemann, Outtrio, Zappa Plays Zappa, Zakir Hussain & Giovanni Hidalgo among others...
Honors & Awards include:
Modern Drummer "Hall of Fame" award
"Clinician of the Year"award (twice)
Drum Magazine "Drummer of the Year""Best Clinician"(twice) awards
Schlagwerkrant Magazine (Holland) "best drummer" award
Player Magazine (Japan) "Best Drummer" award.
"Rockwalk" (hands in cement) at guitarcenter hollywood
"TERRY BOZZIO - An Evening of Solo Drum Music" is a unique, intense, dynamic, spiritualistic, melodic, orchestral, atmospheric, and musical performance on the largest tuned drum & percussion set in the world. Unless you have seen Terry, you have no idea what you are in for. Bozzio is an enigmatic, evocative, and engaging musician whose instrument just happens to be the drums. Terry Bozzio is able to accompany himself with bass note patterns and, at the same time, melodically solo on top with highly developed coordination skills to express a complete musical statement on the drum set alone. Drawing from jazz, classical, & ethnic percussion styles from around the world, Terry Bozzio is "a storyteller," able to weave a hypnotic spell over audiences and enthrall them with an eclectic experience filled with contrast, variety, intimacy, excitement, & passion.
BORLAI GERGŐ
He started playing the drums at the age of 3 when he heard Harvey Mason and Joe Morello playing Hancock’s Chameleon and Brubeck’s Take Five. He was accepted into a music school at the age of six performing these songs but mostly they were impressed by his improvisation skills. In his childhood he was devoted all his time to music. The works of Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield and John McLaughlin inspired him the most. At the age of 12 he decided to continue learning on his own. In this time he reached a level of expertise and he took the chance to start playing in the Hungarian musical elite, a tendency that is still strong in his career. Mostly Billy Cobham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers and Terry Bozzio influenced his play style. Until now he has performed on over 150 albums* of various styles. He has contributed to several albums as an arranger and music director.
He played in concerts with Gary Willis, Scott Kinsey, Scott Henderson, Matthew Garrison, Scott Kinsey Group, Tim Lefebvre, Steve Tavaglione, Walt Fowler, Bob Mintzer, Hiram Bullock, L. Shankar, Vernon Reid, Iain Ballamy, Al DiMeola, Nguyen Lee, Hadrien Feraud.
Notes from Terry:
There will be old compositions redeveloped and new compositions such as "5 = 7" (which explores 5/4 & 7/4 in the same space of time by superimposing 4 over 3 plus 3 over 2 linearly.)
I feel I can more closely approach the concepts of the Miles Davis & Weather Report directions of the early 70's, where they had a drummer keeping the groove, a percussionist adding ethnic colors and Joe or Miles soloing over the event. This music was open to the improvisational aspects of jazz (which I define as "freedom") without cliche or the dictates of genre, while including 20th century classical influences, film music, electronics, ambience & the modern fashion of rock, funk & progressive fusion. I try to do this by myself on the drums.
But the most important aspects will be the midi rig, which will reinforce the melodies I play & the additional percussion and development of the rear part of my kit since the times of previous solo performances. (The midi is 6 roland tmc-6 devices triggering electronic sine wave pitches tracking the pitches I tune all the drums to. So the exact & true pitches will come out more clearly when mixed with the acoustic sound.)
The percussion includes GonBops Triple Bongos & a pedal operated Djembe. Along with my prototype DW beater shaft sound enhancers and a rack of hanging percussion, I am able to expand the orchestrational aspects of new colors & sound combinations like never before.
I have some new ambient electronic compositions I will be experimenting with as well. These have been successful for me in the past as a contrast to the pure solo drumming aspect of the show. The sounds, textures & melodies float and loop over whatever drumming I choose to play along with them.
TERRY BOZZIO is one of the most well known drummers of all time. Aside from his solo performances, Bozzio is well known for his work with Frank Zappa (including his appearance in the Zappa film Baby Snakes) and with the band UK.
The musical spectrum of Terry Bozzio is too vast to classify. He was worked with such artists as Jeff Beck, Chad Wackerman, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, Tony Levin, Robbie Robertson, Gary Wright, Don Dokken, Paul Hyde, Herbie Hancock, Dweezil Zappa, Richard Marx, Korn, Fantômas, Mark Isham, Peter Maunu, Patrick O'Hearn, Mike Knock, Art Lande, Azteca, Eddie Henderson, Woodie Shaw, Julian Priester, Eric Gravatt, Billy Higgins, Andy Narell, Hadley Calliman, Mel Graves and Mel Martin. Luis Gasca, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, The Brecker Brothers, Barry Finerty, Group 87 w/M.Isham, P.Maunu, P.O Hearn and Peter Wolf, UK w/Eddie Jobson & John Wetton, Missing Persons, Warren Cuccurullo, Andy Taylor, Robbie Robertson, Gary Wright, XYZ, Paul Hyde, Mick Jagger, Tony Hymas, the Lonely Bears, David Torn, Mick Karn, Chad Wackerman, the Vienna Chamber Ensemble, Tyrolian Wind Ensemble, Billy Sheehan, BPM, Alex Machacek & woodwind player Gerald Preinfalk, King Crimson's Pat Mastelotto, Tommy Shannon ( of Stevie Ray Vaughn's Double Trouble), Guy Forsythe, Steven Bruton (formerly of Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson), Carter Burwell, Butch Miles (drummer w/ Count Basie), Guy Forsythe, Metropole Orchestra, omar dykes, Bleeder, Adam Jones, Buzz Osborne, Tony Hymas, Marco Minnemann, Outtrio, Zappa Plays Zappa, Zakir Hussain & Giovanni Hidalgo among others...
Honors & Awards include:
Modern Drummer "Hall of Fame" award
"Clinician of the Year"award (twice)
Drum Magazine "Drummer of the Year""Best Clinician"(twice) awards
Schlagwerkrant Magazine (Holland) "best drummer" award
Player Magazine (Japan) "Best Drummer" award.
"Rockwalk" (hands in cement) at guitarcenter hollywood
