Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Randy Weston, Dollar Brand, Sun Ra, Bob Sedergreen, Steve Sedergreen, Ahmad Jamal, Phineas Newborn Jr, Danilo Perez, Duke Ellington, James Booker, Jon Weber, Mark Soskin, Andy Milne, Lawrence Hobgood, Jon Cleary, Harry Connick, Dr John, John Medeski. Okay, that's the piano players.
Prince, George Clinton, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Vince Jones, Rob Longstaff, John Scofield, Miles Davis, MMW, Maceo Parker, Coltrane, Justin Ashworth, Paul Williamson Hammond Combo, Mistaken Identity, Charlie Hunter, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Joshua Redman, Roland Kirk, Carmen McRae, Thomasz Stanko, I could just go on and on, couldn't I??
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NEON BOGART'S DEBUT EP "CYBERBLANCA" AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES
DEBUT ALBUM "TRANSMOGRIFY" AVAILIABLE ONLINE AT M MUSIC
HENRY MANETTA'S "BIJOU BOX" AVAILIABLE ONLINE AT M MUSIC
CHECK OUT NEON BOGART AT THEIR MYSPACE
NEW RELEASES: Neon Bogart - "Cyberblanca EP" now available from Rathdowne Records, at gigs and on itunes! COMING SOON: Adam Rudegeair's Untitled Bayou Project, Adam Rudegeair Trio - "Live at the Paris Cat"
Welcome to my domain. I’m a Ronin piano-player, taking my music from the gutter to the clouds. Watch out for guerrilla style attacks from my jazz trio, we can pop up anywhere (and usually do!).
CHECK OUT MY JAZZ RADIO SHOW ‘BLACK WAX” ON pbsfm.org.au OR 106.7FM IN MELBOURNE. NOW ON FACEBOOK!
Funkwise, I slip into the shadows, as the apparition NEON BOGART takes hold. I’m the frontman and play the keys, while “Slap” Spiegl gets all Bootsy-meets-Ron Carter on yo ass! Dan Nilsson’s my axeman, carving a slice of the funk cake somewhere in between Sco and Prince (at least that’s what I told him to do!). Trav Constable’s got my back when it comes to the backbeats, and we’re both mad about New Orleans funk and parade rhythms, so that’s desitively bonnaroo! We’re playing around this town, so check out the gig guide! Got our debut EP just around the corner – CYBERBLANCA, check it out!
Got an as-yet-untitled psychedelic voodoo swampfunk EP burbling up from the primordial morass too, it features Justin Ashworth returning to Bass duties after a long absence, Trav Constable on Beats, and Natalie Grant on Gris Gris Percussion. Stay tuned for Dr John meets Sun Ra in a green groove gumbo!
Melbourne’s Dark Magus of Vocal Tones, Henry Manetta, keeps me busy in a Stockholm scenario as his Jazz slave and co-conspirator. Mixing Soul, Jazz, Funk and Sci Fi in his sweltering cauldron. The Soul prophet emerges from his Burwood tomb to pull new grooves from the Earth as if they were Mangrove roots. 21st Century classics like ‘The Beatnik Sighed’ and ‘Stutter’ will tumble forth from the stereo, bathing you in the ethereal glow of a better tomorrow. Check him out at www.henrymanettaandthetrip.com.
Other projects include Justin Ashworth’s Latest band lineup (http://www.myspace.com/fleetingpoetry), and function band Combo Bombo (www.combobombo.com). Hope to see y’all round town.
Also check out my debut album from 2005, TRANSMOGRIFY. The true and complete social impact of my musical mission statement will not be able to be fully assessed for many thousands of years, so go get on it.
Music and dance conference! In Sydney in October! Enrollment is free, Spread the word and Enroll now, places limited: http://culturalevents. sobriquet. net/
Hey man, cheers for the "Ad" - heh heh.. Lovin the Sexjazz teaser.. great saxomofone player you got there. Lookin forward to the next recordin and obligatory tour to Sin City??
Hey, I dropped by the video store on sunday night and was shocked to see ben there. sorry dude i would have thought he would swap with you. anyhow, hows things? we need to go out watch american gangster then get drunk one of these nights before uni kicks in. anyway see you on sunday.
