Bobby Previte

Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951, in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began professional relationships with John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, and Elliott Sharp. Previte has received critical acclaim for his "exceptional abilities as a composer and orchestrator." A review of his 1988 album Claude's Late Morning reports that "Perhaps most striking is Previte's skill in composing music that fully integrates these disparate instruments — including drums and drum machine, electric guitar and keyboards, trombone, harp, accordion, banjo, pedal steel guitar, tuba, and harmonica — while emphasizing each instrument's unique, individual sound." Another critic notes Previte's "driving and propulsive compositions, featuring both fiery jazz expressionism and layered counterpoint that suggested elements of contemporary minimalism. In 1991, he wrote the score for "Cirk Valentin" (Moscow Circus on Stage), a stage show consisting of circus acts created by Valentin Gneushev that performed at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway.[citation needed] Recent large-scale compositional works as of Spring 2007 include: "The Constellations Ensemble," a chamber group touring the multi-media show, The 23 Constellations of Joan Miró. "The Separation", a collaboration with writer/director Andrea Kleine "dealing with the role of religion in society. Based on the 15th-century composer Guilliaume Dufay's Missa Sancti Jacobi and written for early music pioneers the Rose Ensemble with electric band." Previte has received excellent reviews and full articles in major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian for playing a wide range of genres and venues and for qualities as diverse as his intellectual aesthetic to his ability "to groove." Recent and current projects as of Spring 2007 include : "Dialed In," a solo electronic drum show collaboration with video artist Benton C Bainbridge. The Coalition of the Willing, a guitar quartet featuring Charlie Hunter, Steven Bernstein and Jamie Saft. "Strike", a new quartet with organist Marco Benevento and two saxophones. "Groundtruther", a duo with Hunter. "The Beta Popes", a power trio with Skerik and Saft. "Swami LatePlate," a duo with Jamie Saft. Much of Previte's work is also improvisational. One of Previte's own favorite recorded improvisational collaborations was with John Zorn, "Euclid's Nightmare" (Depth of Field 1997). In the 1990s, he performed with the Seattle-based 100% improvisational musical collective Ponga with Wayne Horvitz, Skerik, and Dave Palmer. Previte has collaborated with Jamie Saft as "Swami Late Plate". Previte appeared in the movie Short Cuts, directed by Robert Altman. In 1997, he founded the record company and label Depth of Field.[citation needed] 1980: Pull to Open (Zoar) 1985: Bump the Renaissance (Sound Aspects) 1987: Pushing the Envelope (Gramavision) 1987: Dull Bang, Gushing Sound, Human Shriek (Dossier) 1988: Claude's Late Morning (Gramavision) 1990: Empty Suits (Gramavision) 1991: Weather Clear, Track Fast (Enja) 1991: Music of the Moscow Circus (Gramavision) 1993: Slay the Suitors (Avant) with Empty Suits 1993: Hue and Cry (Enja) with Weather Clear, Track Fast 1996: Too Close to the Pole (Enja) with Weather Clear, Track Fast 1997: Euclid's Nightmare (Depth of Vision) with John Zorn 1997: My Man in Sydney (Enja) with Latin for Travelers 1998: In the Grass (Enja) with Marc Ducret 1998: Downtown Lullaby (Depth of Vision) with John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz and Elliott Sharp 1998: Dangerous Rip (Enja) with Latin for Travelers 2002: The 23 Constellations of Joan Miró (Tzadik) 2002: Just Add Water (Palmetto) with Bump 2002: The Prisoner's Dilemma (Church of Grob) with Elliott Sharp 2003: Counterclockwise (Palmetto) with Bump 2003: Come in Red Dog, This Is Tango Leader (Ropeadope) with Charlie Hunter 2004: Latitude (Thirsty Ear) as Groundtruther with Charlie Hunter and special guest Greg Osby 2005: Longitude (Thirsty Ear) as Groundtruther with Charlie Hunter and special guest DJ Logic 2006: The Coalition of the Willing (Ropeadope) 2007: Altitude (Thirsty Ear) as Groundtruther with Charlie Hunter and special guest John Medeski 2007: Doom Jazz (Veal) as Swami Lateplate with Jamie Saft 2008: Set the Alarm for Monday (Palmetto) with The New Bump 2008: White Hate (Veal) as Beta Popes with Jamie Saft and Skerik 2008: Live Hate (Veal) as Beta Popes with Jamie Saft and Skerik 2008: Big Guns (Auand) with Gianluca Petrella and Antonello Salis 2009: Pan Atlantic (Auand) 2012: Plutino (Spacebone) 2014: Terminals (Cantaloupe) with Sō Percussion, Zeena Parkins, Greg Osby, Nels Cline and John Medeski 2015: We Two Kings: Charlie Hunter and Bobby Previte Play the Great Carols (Rank Hypocrisy) with Charlie Hunter 2016: Mass (RareNoise) with The Rose Ensemble, Stephen O'Malley, Marco Benevento, Jamie Saft, and Reed Mathis DVD 2006: Live in Japan 2003 (Word Public) with Jamie Saft and Skerik 2007: April in New York with Skerik, Zeena Parkins, Benton C Bainbridge, Elliott Sharp, and Marco Benvento 2007: The Separation (Rank Hypocrisy) with Andrea Kleine With Terry Adams Terrible (New World, 1995) With Ray Anderson Where Home Is (Enja, 1999) Sweet Chicago Suite (Intuition, 2012) With The Bang Omonimo (Nuevo, 1991) With Bob Belden Black Dahlia (Blue Note, 2001) With Marco Benevento Live at Tonic (Ropeadope, 2006) With Tim Berne Pace Yourself (JMT, 1991) Nice View (JMT, 1994) With Jane Ira Bloom The Nearness (Arabesque, 1996) The Red Quartets (Arabesque, 1999) Sometimes the Magic (Arabesque, 2001) Chasing Paint (Arabesque, 2003) Like Silver, Like Song (Arabesque, 2004) Wingwalker (Outline, 2011) Early Americans (Outline, 2016) Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (Outline, 2017) With William S. Burroughs Dead City Radio (Island, 1990) With Corporate Art Corporate Art (JMT, 1991) With Paul Dresher and Ned Rothenberg Opposites Attract (New World/CounterCurrents, 1991) With Marty Ehrlich Pliant Plaint (Enja, 1988) The Traveller's Tale (Enja, 1990) Can You Hear a Motion? (Enja, 1994) Malinke's Dance (OmniTone, 1999) The Long View (Enja, 2002) With Carol Emanuel Tops of Trees (Evva, 1995) With David Fulton Marcos & Harry (Dossier, 1988) With David Garland Togetherness: Control Songs, Vol. 2 (Ergodic, 1999) With Jerome Harris Hidden in Plain View (New World) With Robin Holcomb Larks, They Crazy (Sound Aspects, 1988) With Lindsey Horner Don't Count On Glory (Cadence Jazz, 2005) With Bill Horvitz Solo Electric Guitar Compositions for an 11-Solo Guitar & Ensemble Piece Ensemble (Ear-Rational, 1991) With Wayne Horvitz Nine Below Zero (Sound Aspects, 1986) The President (Dossier, 1987) Todos Santos (Sound Aspects, 1988) Bring Yr Camera (Elektra/Musician, 1988) Miracle Mile (Elektra/Musician, 1992) Mylab (Terminus, 2004) with Tucker Martine With Charlie Hunter Let the Bells Ring On (There, 2015) Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth (GroundUP, 2016) With Yoko Kanno Cowboy Bebop Vitaminless (Victor [Japan], 1998) Cowboy Bebop No Disc (Victor [Japan], 1998) Cowboy Bebop Blue (Victor [Japan], 1999) With Guy Klucevsek Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse (Experimental Intermedia Foundation, 1991) Polka Dots & Laser Beams (Eva, 1991) ?Who Stole the Polka? (Eva, 1991) With Makigami Koichi Koroshi No Blues (Toshiba EMI, 1992) With The New York Composers Orchestra The New York Composers Orchestra (New World, 1990) First Program in Standard Time (New World/CounterCurrents, 1992) With Kirk Nurock Remembering Tree Friends (Koch, 1998) With Seigen Ono NekonoTopia NekonoMania (Saidera, 1990) Bar Del Mattatoio (Saidera, 1994) Montreux 93/94 (Saidera, 1990) With the Peggy Stern/Thomas Chapin Quintet The Fuchsia (Koch, 1997) With Ponga Ponga (Loosegroove, 1999) The Ponga Remixes (Loosegroove, 1999) Psychological (P-Vine, 2000) With Mike Pride Drummer's Corpse