The Living Jazz Duo:
Vibes-Eric Ward
Double Bass-Chris Hodges
The Chris Hodges Band:
Guitar-Buddy Haas
Trombone-Martin Sager
Drums-Eric Ward
Double/Electric Bass-Chris Hodges
Etkilendikleri
Charles Mingus Charlie Parker, Mel Torme, Ben Allison, Steve Coleman, John Coletrane, Lonnie Plaxico, Miles Davis, Michael Blake, Kevin Eubanks, Rudresh Mahanthappa, The Bad Plus, MMW, Dave Brubeck, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Edgar Meyer, Bach, Bottosini, Barber, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, YoYo Ma, Alison Krauss, B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Bob Marley, Bootsy Collins, DMB, Jay-z, My Chemical Romance, Mseize, Kanye West, Nickel Creek, Pearl Jam, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Soulive, Jaco Pastorious, Marvin Gaye, Louis Armstrong, Linkin Park, Incubus, Hilary Hahn, Digable Planets, Eric Dolphy, Dizzy Gillespie, Marcus Miller, Maxwell, Counting Crows, Renee Olstead, Bill Withers, Christian McBride, Derek Trucks, Iron and Wine, James Brown, Nat King Cole, Neil Young, Norah Jones, P.O.D., Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Rage Againt The Machine, Robert randolph and the Family Band, Sonny Rollins, Soundgarden, Stanley Clarke, Thelonious Monk, Fortune, Victor Wooten, Weather Reprot, Hem and every band and sound I hear.
Neye Benziyor?
contemporary acoustic jazz...Ben Allison, steve coleman, etc.
Born in 1980 in Dothan, AL. Chris had always loved music
and knew he wanted to be involved in it. Around age 14 (1994) he and
two friends decided to form a band. At the time, however, none of them
played instruments . So, after debates on who should play what, they
made a way to get their instruments and were off. Chris started out with bands like
Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Bush, etc. But didn't actually start
gigging until late 1996, playing at small, private events (you know,
birthday parties and churches).
After picking up Jaco Pastorious self titled disc in '97, he became
infatuated with jazz. -"Ill never forget it, I almost ran out of gas on the
way home because I spent my gas money on the CD"-. He was already
picking up anything he could that had anything to do with bass but this
sent him into overdrive. He began to study music as a whole, in depth,
learning any theory or history of music he could find. With this he knew it
was time to learn how to read notation. This alone set him apart from
just about all the musicians around him. -"this is when I started learning
that not everyone is in it for the love of music"- he learned that what he
felt about music was more than just a passion or an obsession,-"music is
IN me, music IS me"-. He lived and breathed music. He knew this was
the life he was destined to live. This drive led him to be one of the better
players in his area and was often involved with up to three bands
simultaneously, performing in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North
Carolina, and Florida.
In late 1997-early 1998, he began to devise a plan and
later head up the organization of two multi-band concerts called the Festival
of Faith. They both were held at Faith Baptist Church the first in August
of 1998, the second September of 1999. The proceeds went to local
charities and had over 10 bands perform.
By 1999, he knew he had to pursue a degree in music. -"I wanted (and
still want) to know everything I can about music"-. So, In the Fall of that
year he started at a community college with the intent of taking any
class remotely related to music. He studied music theory and performed
in the Jazz Ensemble on electric bass playing shows in the fore
mentioned states and New Orleans, Louisiana. He, of course, had an
intense yearning to play upright but the school had only one which he
could rarely get his hands on. 1999 was also the year he first ventured
into the studio. Though he only recorded a few songs, it was enough for
him to learn that it is a whole different world behind those foam covered
walls.
In the fall of 2001, he transferred to the University of
Montevallo and finally got his hands on an old KAY upright.-"I played for hours a day just on upright and jammed with whoever would play
with me"-. He got into the Jazz band with no problem and began
performing on upright and electric with the Jazz band and on upright in
the Wind Ensemble. He also had a few duo projects with the upright,
playing standards and other Jazz tunes.
In 2001-2002, his band, Matter of Time, ventured into
the studio and embarked on a full length studio session. It was odd
because he lived in Montevallo, AL the band lived in Dothan, AL and the
studio was in Auburn, AL. -"We were not able to practice except on
weekends so it had been a week since we had even seen each other"-.
Even though he had been in the studio before, he had no idea the energy it took for an entire album . -"This time I learned ALL that can go wrong in the studio."
After taking time off from school to get married ("...to the most perfect
angel on earth"), he moved to Atlanta, GA to finish his studies in Music
Education /Theory and Composition. Soon after his move, he connected
with a solo keyboardist and got his first taste of playing smooth jazz.-
"This situation taught me that I was running with big dogs now. It
opened my eyes to just how much discipline (more than I was used to) it
takes to keep up".-
Chris later found himself with another keyboardist who got him into Avant-Garde/experimental Jazz. This changed me all together-I found that this is what I am. Writing music now just gels. I think so clear in this style. Chris was also playing with a prominent Hip Hop group, MSEIZE. I freaikin love Hip Hop. So when I found these cats, I was stoked! Those were some of the greatest shows Ive ever played.
Chris writes classical pieces, too. Normally chamber music but he does have a couple of full orchestra pieces in the works. Its kind of funny, I write really weird Jazz-crazy stuff that most people will never get, but my Classical stuff is all very baroque-ish
Chris has lived and performed Birmingham, Atlanta, and New York City. He is currently working with a two piece and three piece jazz group playing standards at private and public events. He also freelances and teaches privately and is currently working on solo music.
Hiya, thanks for being a friend - I enjoyed visiting YourSpace :-) Keep it up May your life be full of love, light and fun... hugs SOREN - Beats for change - NYERTUN
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Wishes you All the Best in 2009!
Enjoy your Weekend
Just a reminder, Remedy Drive will be doing a concert at First Baptist Church in Chipley on Tues Sept 8th. It's only $10 at the door so come out and rock and worship with this awesome band. Severance from Crestview will open. Show starts at 7 sharp. Youth pastors, bring a group of 15 or more and get 2 in for free.
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