Dave O'Bass - double bass, bass guitar. Dave O'Keys - keys.
Influences
MY FRIENDS - Gearge Fogel, Andrew Woolf, Brian Abrahams, Guy Wood, Tom Ward, Tom Challenger, Jonathan Bratoeff, Spencer Brown, Stefano Kalonaris, Alex Ward, Nick Gill, Joey Herzfeld, Jem Doulton, Luke Barlow, Aisling Lavelle, Robin Finker, Jim Hart, Milo Fell, Adam Bishop, Jon Scott, Chris Elcombe, Richard Turner, Stuart Semple, Magnus Mehta, Marcus Zekhi, Matt Calvert, Jules Arthur (and everyone from the Beatabet collective), Ed Seed, Arnab Chatterjee, Marcus Lewis, Janini Vivekananda, Sonal Barot, Anna Kuppuswamy, Sam Hogarth, Will Bartlett, Tom Rogerson, Jon Cox, Ivo Neame, Brigitte Beraha, John Turville, Tom Gray, Mike Winawa, Bruno Heinen, Clare Wheeler, John Shenoy, Luke Christie, Mike Le Sirge, Sam Mumford, Dave Smith, Adam Dennis, Laura Collins, Josh Kemp, Zhenya Strigalev, Nick Ramm....and many more of course.
MY TEACHERS - Barak Schmool, Simon Purcell, Susan Wollenberg, Robert Saxton, Mark Taylor, David Maw, Christian Vaughn, Vijay Iyer, Jason Moran, Ralph Alessi, Jim Black, Caroline Emery, Emily Jeffrey, and last but certainly not least MY DAD, Ed.
Others - Lots of them, but I'm sure you're not still reading this, are you?
Dave O'Keys is a jazz, rock, funk, straight-ahead, bebop, hard-bop, modal, m-base, avant-guarde, metal, prog, salsa, samba, flamenco (well almost), urban, folk, established, anti-establishment, pastoral musician working in London. However, he informs me that he's not just a session-head. He plays and writes for worthy and un-lucrative projects such as his own band (www.myspace.com/porpoisecorpus), and the 21st Centary incarnation of Brian Abrahams' District 6 featuring Julian Seigel and Chris Hill, among others things, which still allows him time to work part-time at Knightsbrige Pianos (www.knightsbridgepianos.com) and do the odd function. He also likes to compose in a Classical vein. Here you can hear part of his setting of Keat's Ode to a Nightingale for Counter-Tenor and ten-piece mixed ensemble, performed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2004, conducted by Stephen Joyce.
Meanwhile Dave O'Bass plays with www.myspace.com/stefanokalonarisgroup , www.myspace.com/joeyherzfeldandhooverville , www.myspace.com/elcetricoldwirenoise , www.myspace.com/pena , www.myspace.com/semtaquartet , and www.myspace.com/ritmosdacidade , among other things, which allows him time to persue a secondary career in pimping, and do the odd function.
I thought that they might want to mention a bit more about themselves - their hobbies, interests, aspirations, anecdotes, but apparrantly they can't be arsed right now, and myspace is just for promotion anyway. They also don't check this page much, preferring to attend to the Porpoise Corpus page more often.
"'Mr. Ears' sounds immense. Great solos, beautiful touch and wonderfully melodic...and the writing is brilliant." - Laurence Cottle
Hey! My world jazz fusion debut album 'Mr. Ears' is available to buy from TODAY! Just visit www.caimarlegarcia.com to purchase and for more information on the album and me!
4-7 of June - FINDAMORALE FESTIVAL 2009, HOXTON, LONDON. with SUPER double bills from Paris on 5th and 6th of June featuring 1) - HADRIEN FERAUD (Bireli Lagrene, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea) and RUMEURS 2) - LINLEY MARTHE ( Joe Zawinul, Mino Cinelu, Dave Liebman, Trilok Gurtu, Richard Galliano) Project. You will have a rare chance to see these two bands on one night for the price of one! Only at CHARLIE WRIGHT'S INTERNATIONAL (45 Pitfield Street, N1 6DA). For more info call 07918635328 or go www.myspace.com/charliewrights
"At last a follow up to Janette Mason's sparkling debut as leader. Alien Left Hand ....was well worth the wait…” Production **** Performance**** -- BBC Music Magazine
“…an album fizzing with fresh ideas and delights, an exhilarating musical journey .. with brilliantly original writing and inspired playing…” -- Helen Mayhew
"Every track from the rhythmic ‘NY Cab Ride’ and restless ‘4 Wheel Drive’ to the brooding ‘Mae’s Song’ has a terrific hook but it’s the way Mason switches tempo and moods that makes ALH great fun. " -- Diva Magazine
PEÑA continue their residency tonight – MONDAY 2nd JUNE at 8.30pm - at the fantastic 'Made In Brasil' on Inverness street in the heart of camden (1 min from Camden Town Tube – Just across the road). Come and enjoy LIVE CUBAN SON, SALSA & RUMBA in this great venue with fantastic food and drinks offers!! (Happy Hour 6-9!)
Come down and support LIVE CUBAN MUSIC, DANCE & ENJOY A MOJITO!!!
PEÑA continue their residency tonight – Monday 28th April at 8.30pm - at the fantastic ’Made In Brasil’ on Inverness street in the heart of camden (1 min from Camden Town Tube – Just across the road). Come and enjoy LIVE CUBAN SON, SALSA & RUMBA in this great venue with fantastic food and drinks offers on Mojito’s, Cuba Libre’s and beer!! (Happy Hour 6-9!)
COME AND SEE PEÑA! PLAYING CUBAN SON IN 'THE ROYAL GEORGE', SOHO, ON MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER AT 8PM (DOORS@7PM).
WHERE? Goslett Yard, 133 Charing Cross Road how to find it: From Tottenham Court Road: head down the Charing Cross Road on the west side (opposite side from Centre Point) and about 100 metres down you'll see a small lane (Gosslett yard) on the right. The pub is just 20 metres down this lane at the end. nearest station(s) Tottenham Court Road station (160m) - zone 1 Leicester Square station (450m) - zone 1 Covent Garden station (500m) - zone 1 Piccadilly Circus station (640m) - zone 1 Goodge Street station (670m) - zone 1
I just ordered your CD...I can't wait to hear it. Let me know next time you are in the states so we can get together and play a bit..or you know, let me know if you need a long distance trumpet player.
That's a mighty big bass you got there Dave O Bass. Will you please tell Dave O Keys that Ode to a Nightingale is beautiful. Do I remember hearing that performed at Guildhall? x
