Bo Koster (born August 22, 1974) is an American keyboardist and record producer. He is best known for his work as a member of the band

My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The ...

and as a touring musician with Roger Waters and

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Early life

Koster grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, a city in the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area. He attended Lakewood High School,

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and Berklee College of Music.

Career

My Morning Jacket

In 2003, Koster became a member of the band My Morning Jacket. The band's sound, rooted in rock, alternative, and alt-country, is often experimental and psychedelic. The group amassed a large following beginning in the early 2000s, in part due to their powerful live performances. In 2005, their album Z was universally acclaimed as one of the best albums of that year. The band has also been nominated for a Grammy three times in the Best Alternative Music Album category.

Roger Waters

In 2017 and 2018, Koster was part of the Roger Waters Us + Them world tour and subsequently appeared in the companion film Us + Them. He had previously performed with Waters when My Morning Jacket backed him at the

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in 2015.

Ray LaMontagne

In 2016, he joined Ray LaMontagne and other members of My Morning Jacket for the Ouroborous tour. Later, in 2018, he appeared on LaMontagne's album Part Of The Light.

Other work

Koster has also collaborated with

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, T Bone Burnett, City & Colour, Strand Of Oaks,

Carl Broemel Carl Broemel (born January 30, 1974) is an American Rock music, rock musician. He currently plays guitar, pedal steel guitar, saxophone and sings back-up vocals for the Louisville, Kentucky band My Morning Jacket. He played guitar in the pop/rock ...

, Young The Giant, Laura Viers, Sam Outlaw, and Delta Spirit. In 2010, he co-produced the Delta Spirit album ''History from Below''. Prior to joining My Morning Jacket, Koster worked on several television documentaries as an associate producer, including ''Modern Marvels'' and ''Haunted History''.

Personal life

Koster is an avid basketball fan, especially of his hometown team the Cleveland Cavaliers. He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Discography

With My Morning Jacket

* '' Z'' (2005) *''

Okonokos ''Okonokos'' is a live album and concert film by the American band My Morning Jacket released on October 31, 2006. The album was recorded during the band's fall 2005 Z Tour, over two nights at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. This is th ...

'' (2006) * ''

Evil Urges ''Evil Urges'' is the fifth studio album by My Morning Jacket. It was released by ATO Records on June 10, 2008. The album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, ultimately losing to Radiohead's ''In Rainbows''. ...

'' (2008) * ''

Circuital ''Circuital'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band My Morning Jacket. It was released on May 31, 2011. The album received mainly positive reviews and sold 55,000 copies in the first week of release. It debuted at number 5 on the ''Bill ...

'' (2011) * '' The Waterfall'' (2015) *''

The Waterfall II ''The WaterfallII'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band My Morning Jacket, released on July 10, 2020. Made up of recordings made in 2013 that also produced the 2015 release '' The Waterfall'', this psychedelic pop work has received pos ...

'' (2020)

References

External links

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