| Band Members | About the principal musicians of Mambo MaNTiS
BONNIE KANE (saxophone, flute, electronics)
is a NYC based improviser, bandleader, and pioneer in extended saxophone and flute technique with electronics. Her dedication to improvisation was formed by an unusually early and constant exposure to Sun Ra, blessings from June Tyson, a background of equal parts: Hendrix, Ayler and Zappa - and studies with Sonny Simmons, Paul McCandless, Glenn Moore, Ralph Towner (Oregon), and Jon Raskin (ROVA Saxophone Quartet). A stint in the original Club Foot Orchestra (with Snakefinger (The Residents) and Eric Drew Feldman (Capt Beefheart), introduced her to electronic processing for horns, and brief study at Mills College under Anthony Braxton solidified her direction.
Bonnie has been touring internationally and recording since the late 1980's. Her band projects have been W.O.O., W.O.O. Revelator, World of Tomorrow and D-I.S.K. Her major duo projects have been with Ernesto Diaz-Infante, and Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut. Within NYC, she has performed at The Knitting Factory, CBGB's, ABC No Rio, The Brecht Forum, The Bowery Poetry Club, and other venues. She has opened for both Nik Turner and Hawkwind at major festivals and performed with Paul Winter, Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Dee Popp, 99Hooker, and Tatsuya Nakatani, along with a long list of musicians in her bands.
There are over 30 releases to Bonnie Kane's credit. Recordings of these groups have been released on the Sachimay Interventions, No Labels, Pax Recordings, Evolving Ear, Sweetstuff Media, Bottomfeeder, and Funky Mushroom labels, and have received radio play and press acclaim worldwide. Also in demand as a soloist, she has recorded with John Spencer Blues Explosion, The Brian Wilson Shock Treatment, Friends of Mescalito, Thundering Lizards, and Casey Scott.
For more info go to www.bonniekane.com
RAY SAGE (aka RACE AGE - drums)
Dubbed “the unending force”, Ray Sage rolls the drums like thick clouds moving fast across the sky - with shadows and wisps passing across the land, influencing the color of everything, There are periods of delicate hardcore rhythmic calms that transform into an intricate momentum of sheer power that rock every molecule. The astounded audience is often initially left in a state of stunned silence which rapidly gives way to wild cheers.
The son of a drummer, Ray has continued the family trade mesmerizing audiences throughout the US, Japan and Europe. By way of Detroit, Seattle and Japan, he came to NYC during the early 1980’s and joined the legendary wild noise rock punkparty band outfit, the Reverb Motherfuckers, who defined the extremes of what a live NYC show could and should be. He was also active with Dogbowl and King Missile, making several with recordings on the Shimmy Disc label, and has toured and recorded with Ron Anderson in various projects, including PAK. His current recording partners include: Burton Greene, Brian Groder, Borah Bergman, William Parker, Adam Lane, Joe McPhee, and Nobu Stowe. Since 1990 he has played with Bonnie Kane in the bands: W.O.O., W.O.O.REVELATOR, W.O.O.:Mambo Mantis, and D-I.S.K.
BLAISE SIWULA (saxophones)
Traveling the gray area of composer and improvisor, the sweet tones of Blaise Siwula’s horns have graced many stage and recordings. He has worked with Cecil Taylor, Tan Dun, William Parker, Joseph Daly, Donald Miller, Peter Kowald, John Fischer, Vincent Chancey, Newman Taylor Baker, John Voigt, Matthew Paris, Adam Lane and Joseph Scianni.
A visual artist and multiinstrumentalist, Blaise arrived in NYC via Detroit and Europe in1989 and became actively involved with the NYC Scene. He is the founder and director of the C.O.M.A. series at ABC No-Rio, NYC, presenting adventurous music on a weekly basis. Blaise has toured all over Europe, the U.S., and Korea and has release numerous recordings.
CHRIS WELCOME (electric slide guitar)
Chris Welcome is a guitarist and cellist living in Brooklyn. He has performed with musicians such as Daniel Carter, Jack Wright, Lisle Ellis, Herb Robertson, and many others. He has received positive reviews in Cadence Magazine, All About Jazz, and from WNUR radio. In addition to performing regularly in New York, Welcome has toured the East Coast several times with Blaise Siwula and others and has toured the U.S. with the noise/rock/jazz group Mothguts.
GUEST ARTISTS -The evolution of Mambo Mantis has involved a rotating 4th position. The growing list includes: Will Redmond - guitar, Mike Pride - drums, Pierre Verbeek - cello, and Ninni Morgia - guitar, Shayna Dulberger - bass, Jordon Schranz - bass. |
