Tracy Silverman
electric violin, vocals Futureman (Roy Wooten)
drums Steve Forrest
bass
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"Groove infested, uplifting feel-good music rewarded with stellar musicianship" Sea of Tranquility.org
"Boundary less, creative music, this is squarely aimed at the college kid that is tired of the same old while insidiously turning his head on to other possibilities. A real ear opener as well as a barn burner. A delightfully wild ride." Chris Spector, Midwest Record
"The greatest living exponent of the electric violin." BBC Radio
"A showcase for the startling virtuosity of jazz electric violinist Tracy Silverman." Andrew Clements, The Guardian, (London)
"That violin, as Tracy Silverman miraculously plays it, evokes Jimi Hendrix's wailing electric guitar and Ravi Shankar's astral sitar and Silverman, in an inspiring display of dharmic duty, has astonishingly memorized difficult music." Mark Swed, LA Times, May 27, 2005
"Silverman walks around the stage, breaking the box classical cats stand in." David Salvage Sequenza21, June 6, 2005
"Silverman is stretching out in yet another direction, in a harder rock direction, with stops in classical, jazz and electronica" Philadelphia Inquirer
What do you get when you cross the skills of a classically trained virtuosos with the vibe of a laidback jam session? You get the virtuoso groove event known as Eclectica. Tracy Silverman has redefined the violin with his groundbreaking work with the 6-string electric violin; 5-time Grammy winner Roy "Futureman" Wooten is the inventor of electronic instruments, a symphonic composer and one of the greatest drummers of his generation; Steve Forrest is a bass legend.
Together Eclectica grooves, rocks and flows from the first note to the last encore, with sing-along choruses and creative jams that can lead in any direction. With 3-part vocals and inspired synchronicity, ECLECTICA is a celebration and a concert on the same stage. EclecticaTheBand.com
Roy Wooten
Known to many as Futureman and best known for his many years as the electronic and acoustic percussionist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. The winner of 5 Grammy awards, Roy’s innovative work spans many musical genres, including numerous compositions for symphony orchestra, collaborations with ballet and innovations in the creation of new electronic musical instruments. Roy is the leader of "The Black Mozart Ensemble". futuremanmusic.com
Tracy Silverman
Lauded by the BBC as “the greatest living exponent of the electric violin”, Juilliard graduate Tracy Silverman's groundbreaking work with the 6-string electric violin is the product of an odyssey from classical music through rock and world music and back to classical again. Recording-artist/composer Silverman has worked with a who's-who of rock, pop, new music, and jazz, including Pulitzer winning composer John Adams, who composed his electric violin concerto, “The Dharma at Big Sur”, specifically for Tracy and which they recorded together for Nonesuch Records with the BBC Symphony. Silverman was first violinist with the ground-breaking Turtle Island String Quartet and tours internationally as a solo performer when not playing with Eclectica. Tracy teaches jazz violin at Belmont University. tracysilverman.com
Steve Forrest
Originally from Memphis, now one of Nashville’s top session bassists, Steve Forrest holds down the bass chair for one of Nashville’s funkiest weekly institutions, “The Wooten Brothers and Friends”, where he was nicknamed “Pound for Pound” (as in, "the best bass player around",) for his seemingly endless vocabulary of songs and styles. He's recorded and performed with dozens of legendary artists in many different genres and teaches at conferences and clinics nationwide.
Hi there! Hope you can make it to our next show at Jasper O'Farrells in Sebastopol, Ca. on October 9th! The Rovetti Experience will be playing rock, swing, blues and a tad bit of bluegrass. So if you like to dance, or just want to check out an entertaining band, Jasper O'Farrells is the happening spot to be for the night of October 9th. Show starts at 10:00pm. Also, if you stick around till the end of the show, there will be a special treat involving fire and violin called Classical Element. Your support is always much appreciated. It's 21 and up. If you can't make it, can you please send a represenative? Thanks a million!!
CHECK OUT THE HUNGRY LIKE A WOLF TEASER!!...We are playing at the River Brewing Company on June 10th. It's the night of the Wednesday night market! It'll be a blast!! Show starts at 8:00pm. Hope to see you there!!
The Rovetti Experience will be performing at the Hopmonk Taverns in Sebastopol, Ca. This Saturday, May 9th with Lfiasco and the Jug Dealers!! We will be playing many different styles of music such as , swing, jazz, country, blues, bluegrass, and 80's rock! Show starts at 8:30pm!! Hope to see you there!! Your support is much appreciated!! Please sign our mailing list at http://reverbnation.com/therovettiexperience
Hope you can make it to one of my shows!! Next one is April 3rd at the forestville club in forestville, Ca. The Rovetti Experience with The Sawdawgz!! Show starts at 9:00pm!!! So bring some friends and come on out!! It's going to be a blast!!!
Tracy Silverman !? You've been playing with the Brazilian percusionist Caito Marcondes, don't you ? Wow...it's a pleasure be added by your group man....good stuff...and kyle sound really great on the drums....greetings...
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OMG!!! I am so thrilled you friend requested me!! I think I love you guys! Thanks for turning me on to some cool new sounds.Electric Violins are the hottest instruments ever!
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