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Bob Rees

About Me

Bob Rees is well known around the Pacific Northwest for his work as a free jazz drummer and as an improvising percussionist as well as for performing with jam bands Beecraft and Flowmotion. His work with the Wally Shoup Trio has received critical acclaim as has that group's two cd releases on London-based Leo Records. Bob has a duo recording with Wally Shoup coming out on Italian label Qbico Records in 2009.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/11/2006
Band Members: Musicians/Groups Bob has performed on stage with: Bob Rees, Flowmotion, Mike Dillion, Steve Kimock, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Wayne Horvitz, Mike Bisio, Wally Shoup, Daniel Carter, Michael Shrieve's Tangletown, Craig Flory, Dave Carter, John Wicks, Greg Sinibaldi, Tony Furtado, Reuben Radding, Tina Malia, Brad Houser, Geoff Harper, John Edwards, Freedom, Paul Kemmish, Ollie Klomp, Tony Grasso, Jessica Lurie, ALO, Tim Young, BeeCraft, Craig Flory, Noel Scott (Sun Ra Arkestra), Spanish for 100, LaPush, Everyone Orchestra, Michael Travis (String Cheese), Gust Burns, Blake Lewis, Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Will Calhoun (Living Color), and That 1 Guy

Flowmotion - One Legged from withinsound on Vimeo .
Influences: Cormac McCarthy, Surly Cross Check, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Ornette Coleman, Zinfandel fruit bombs and my le creuset dutch oven, Carly and Sophia Rose and Oliver now too, Zinn and Chompsky of course - CHICAGO!!!! (AACM, Tortoise, Ken Vandermark, Wilco) Grapes of Wrath, Wally Shoup, Anthony Braxton, Charles Ives, Drums, Vibraphone, Bluegrass, Henry Threadgill, The Last Waltz, Goodfellas, Live at Pompeii (the Floyd), Critters Buggin, early Gary Burton records like Duster, Richard Ford, Jim Black, Masada, Bill Frisell, Spokane, drummers with the initials BM (Billy Martin and Billy Mintz!!!)
"No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music."Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)
Sounds Like: Bob Rees
Record Label: Leo (London), Qbico (Italy)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

FLOWMOTION Fillmore show availalbe for free download

http://www.archive.org/details/flowmotion2009-04-18
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:51:00 GMT

Mallet work featured in the new Seattle Art Museum

Some of my mallet work is featured in the audio guide in the new Seattle Art MuseumThe piece called Kokoro, an improvised marimba solo, accompanies a Donald Judd piece (untitled, 1967, painted steel b...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:49:00 GMT

Relix article on Flowmotion's Summer Meltdown

">Relix article link
Posted by on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:14:00 GMT

Bad Ass Bikes

surly link
Posted by on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:13:00 GMT

All about Bob in an All About Jazz Interview

Interview Link
Posted by on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:51:00 GMT

Bob is sponsored by Serpent Cymbals

Serpent Cymbals Link
Posted by on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:49:00 GMT