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Solar Igniter
''Solar Igniter'' is the second album from jazz band Modereko, a side project of drummer John Molo (of Bruce Hornsby and the Range), released in 2003. The album features an appearance by Keller Williams, who in addition to performing on the album, also helped to write some of the songs. Track listing # Seven Heaven 5:01 # El Kabong 4:58 # Getaway Float 4:26 # Huckleberry 5:52 # Take It Out 3:59 # 35 Rooms 3:27 # Travel by Balloon 4:39 # Tronic 2:54 # Solar Igniter 5:25 # Snake Charmer 3:59 # Miracles 4:12 # Allman Joy 3:37 # Soul Cheese 5:09 # Celebrate Your Youth 10:02 Album credits *J. Collier - Bass, Guest Appearance *Danny Conway - Bass, Group Member *John D'earth - Sampling *Joe Gastwirt - Mastering *Tim Kobza - Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Group Member *Rani Laik - Artwork *John Molo - Percussion, Drums, Vocals, Producer, Loops, Group Member *Zac Rae - Keyboards, Guest Appearance, Interlude *Bobby Read Clarinet, Flute, Key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modereko
Modereko is a jazz band, featuring drummer John Molo of Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The group has released two albums, '' Modereko'', and ''Solar Igniter'', a collaboration with jam/rock musician Keller Williams Keller Williams is an American singer, songwriter and musician who combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, along with other assorted genres. He is often described as a 'one-man jam-band' .... References External links * American jazz ensembles Jazz fusion ensembles Jam bands Blue Thumb Records artists {{US-jazz-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Music
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. However, jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Molo
John Molo (born December 5, 1953, Bethesda, Maryland) is an American rock music, rock and jazz drummer and percussionist. He has played with a variety of bands, combos, and soloists. Best known for being the drummer for Bruce Hornsby and the Range, he has also played with The Other Ones, Phil Lesh and Friends, Delaney Bramlett, John Fogerty, Keller Williams, Mike Watt, Paul Kelly (Australian musician), Paul Kelly, David Nelson (musician), David Nelson, Jemimah Puddleduck, and Modereko. Biography Early years John Molo was born in Bethesda, Maryland of mostly Irish descent. His surname is Swiss-Italian but his other three grandparents all emigrated from Ireland. He was raised Catholic in Washington, D.C. His father was an oceanographer who became increasingly concerned about the safety of the inner city and, when Molo was 12, the family moved to suburban Virginia, where Molo attended Langley High School in nearby McLean, Virginia. While at Langley Molo played in the school's nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modereko (album)
''Modereko'' is the debut album from jazz band Modereko, a side project of drummer John Molo (of Bruce Hornsby and the Range), released in 2001. Track listing # Sahara Sod 3:59 # Some of That! 2:15 # Glitterati 3:14 # Tree Blind 4:38 # Nitrous 3:25 # L.A. - Va 2:45 # Slump Town 3:22 # Old Creed # Schoolin 4:18 # Heart of Seoul 4:09 # Bonus Track Album credits * Kevin Davis - Percussion * Jimmy Haslip - Bass * T.J. Johnson - Mandolin * Tim Kobza - Organ, Bass * Modereko - Producer * John Molo John Molo (born December 5, 1953, Bethesda, Maryland) is an American rock music, rock and jazz drummer and percussionist. He has played with a variety of bands, combos, and soloists. Best known for being the drummer for Bruce Hornsby and the Rang ... - Percussion * Dave Palmer - Keyboards * Zac Rae - Organ, Bass, Wurlitzer * Bobby Read - Tenor Saxophone, Woodwinds * Bruce Richardson - Remixing ModeReko Overview ''allmusic.com'', Retrieved May 15, 2008. References {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. However, jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western music ensemble, bands that play Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, or Contemporary R&B, R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's equipment includes a drum kit (or "drum set" or "trap set"), which includes various drums, cymbals and an assortment of accessory hardware such as pedals, standing support mechanisms, and drum sticks. Particularly in the traditional music of many countries, drummers use individual drums of various sizes and designs rather than drum kits. Some use only their hands to strike the drums. In larger ensembles, the drummer may be part of a rhythm section with other percussionists playing. These musicians provide the timing and rhythmic foundation which allow the players of melodic instruments, including voices, to coordinate their musical performance. Some famous drummers include: Max Roach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Hornsby And The Range
Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, folk music, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock music, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions. Hornsby has won three Grammy Awards: a 1987 Grammy Award for Best New Artist with #The Range, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, a 1990 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording, and a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Hornsby has worked with his touring band Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, his bluegrass project with Ricky Skaggs, and as a session and guest musician. He was a touring member of the Grateful Dead from September 1990 through March 1992, playing over 100 shows with the band. His 23rd album, ''Flicted'', was released in May 2022. Early life and education Bruce Randall Hornsby was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, to Robert Stanle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keller Williams
Keller Williams is an American singer, songwriter and musician who combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, along with other assorted genres. He is often described as a 'one-man jam-band' due to his frequent use of live phrase looping with multiple instruments.Keller Williams, Guitarist And One-Man Jam Band , by Jim Fusilli, , February 22, 2006. Keller Williams was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia on February 4, 1970, and began playing the guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
