voting with my dollars -no kraft-no nabisco-no altoids- they're part of philip morris/ no chipolte burritos because they are owned by mcdonalds/ don't use drive-thrus for food etc. because they needlessly add more pollution to our ravaged world/ don't support the medical-pharmacological industry- use natural herbs for health unless you have a broken leg or something serious/ check ad busters magazine for more info/ support your locally owned businesses, restaurants, clubs/get the big picture about the little things we can do to make a better world
Music
musicians of note that i have gigged with: sonny simmons, bobby watson, jaco pastorius, harold oneal, richard youngstein/noah young, eddie harris, mike dillon, mark southerland, sonny kenner, logan richardson, gerald spaits, brian haas, bo razon, david schnitter, brian seeger, bill mckemy, sir loren pickford, club foot orchestra with snakefinger philip lithman, zulu spear, kotoja, will matthews of the count basie orchestra; dj joc max, bill huntington, roger wilder /musicians of note that i have jammed or sat in with include count basie, john abercrombie, dr. lonnie smith and lou donaldson, pat metheny, perry robinson, jeff palmer, mulgrew miller, blue riddim band, several members of prince's band including maceo parker, .. uhh i fergit more later..bands i play in: Arnold & the Young Sextet, perfumed nightmare, gerald spaits quartet, west nile ensemble, bands i used to play with: too numerous to mention!
Movies
juliet of the spirits, blade runner (the original) dark star, a clockwork orange, vertigo, body double, the tenth victim,
fargo, ahh....uh...random harvest, bringing up baby, gunga din, le chien andalou, eraserhead(i hate eraserhead), rear window, beau geste, the third man, yo mama's home movies(oops)
Television
"i am the slime from your video, oozing along on your living room floor" - frank zappa / "Ah'm the decider n' ahm gonna do all the decidin' roun' here" - some fool/there's a button on the tv that no one ever uses. it's the off button./ "cable doesn't make one able"/ KICKING CABLE AS WE SPEAK AHH... I'M READING BOOKS!
Books
alexandria quartet by lawrence durell, autobiography of a yogi by paramahansa yogananda, four lives in the bebop business by a.b. spellman, catch 22 by joseph heller, bend sinister by vladimir nabakov, beneath the underdog by charles mingus, ubik by philip k. dick, architecture without architects, slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut, the short stories of arthur kind, to your scattered bodies go by phillip jose farmer and venus on the half shell by kilgore trout, my life in the bush of ghosts by amos tutuola, The Upanishads, The Bible, The Koran, Lao Tsu, soft core thai porno...oops! i mean thai food recipes, ...uh..
Heroes
louis armstrong, duke, lester young, monk, bird, charles mingus, john coltrane, eric dolphy, rahsaan roland kirk, benny golson, dexter gordon, bob marley, legendary kansas city painter john puscheck, ornette coleman, jackie mclean, langston hughes, vonnegut, philip jose farmer, sun ra, roy haynes, elvin, romaire beardon, tony williams, andrew cyrille, sunny murray, clifford jarvis, milford graves, victor lewis, jack dejohnette, billy hart, brian blade, rashied ali, art ensemble of chigago, fela, james brown, lincoln center jazz orchestra, p-funk, jimi hendrix, frank zappa, evelyn glennie, claude debussey, tony allen, black stalin, charlie's roots, lord kitchener, disposable heros of hiphoprisy, de la soul, clyde stubblefield, ziggy modeliste, maurice ravel, c.k. ladzekpo, jackson pollack, matisse, monet, martin luther king, malcolm x, muhammed ali, darell devore who taught me to make and play bamboo flutes, my mother and father
About me: my life has revolved around the drumset since i started 7th grade, i have studied/played, jazz, r & b, rock, afro cuban, blues, reggae, soca, samba, live hip hop & drum n' bass, traditional and modern african music and, yes, once upon a time even classical. music is embedded in my heart from an early age. i have been teaching drums/percussion for the last eight years and have enjoyed the challenge of helping others reach their musical goals just as i was guided on my musical voyage by so many great teachers. i write a little music now and then, make some art(see pic), play frisbee(old school)and work out on my congas(which i suck at) i'm thankful for the chances i've had to be next to musical and artistic greatness. i live in the "DRUM FORT" in "booger hollow", a hidden neighborhood in Kansas City. i'm friends with two semi feral cats that live in the hollow. blah blah blah i can't believe you read this far!
Who I'd like to meet: jimi hendrix, david basse's hat, your mom, you maybe, kenny g in a dark alley etc. etc.
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to Jardine's in Kansas City after their sold out show in January. This time they are back for two nights in a row!
JFJO - Live @ Jardine's - Fri. 6/12 & Sat. 6/13!
w/special guest Mark Southerland
Late show - 10pm!
Following their highest profile year to date, which contained their fourth tour of Europe and performances at Lincoln Center, Newport Jazz Festival, a Guinness Jazz Award, and much more, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to Kansas City on Jan. 30th for a show at Jardine's w/special musical guest Mark Southerland!
WE HAVE FINALLY COMPLETED FOUR ALBUMS FOR OUR FOUNDATION TO HELP THE NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS IN NEED FEATURING LOUIE BELLSON, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, EARL PALMER, HUBERT SUMLIN, LEVON HELM, DR. LONNIE SMITH, JIMMY COBB, CHUCK E. WEISS, JAVON JACKSON, CLEM BURKE, LARRY CAMPBELL, AIRTO MOREIRA, COUGAR & RUBEN ESTRADA, WASHBOARD CHAZ, MIKE WATT, STEVE JORDAN, DANNY 'KOOTCH' KORTCHMAR, JOHN BOUDREAUX, JAMES GADSON, TANMOY BOSE, CLIVE BUNKER, IRA COLEMAN, PETER ERSKINE, JERRY JUMONVILLE, PETE LOCKETT, SANTA DAVIS, JOHNNY VIDACOVICH, SAM CARR, BILL BRUFORD, KEITH CARLOCK, STANTON MOORE, SOUHAIL KASPAR, AFRICAN MUSICIANS, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, GOSPEL CHOIRS, CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES, TAP DANCING, LATIN ENSEMBLES, MARDI GRASS INDIANS, STREET MUSICIANS, DJ RE-MIXES, ETC. . . Currently looking for the right record company to release these wonderful gems. Please, help us support thee cradle of modern music!!! Regards, Fabian Jolivet
