Carter & Bodlovich

Carter & Bodlovich are a guitar duo who perform in the North Bay Area. The two met while studying music at SSU and have been playing for over eight years. C & B have two cds-their recent release, The Shadow Out Of Time and their first, Corcovado. Both cds have their own personality as the duo has incorporated new tones and influences. Both are Taylor Guitar Artists and play an array of acoustic and electric guitars. C & B also perform as a trio and quartet with bass/percussion. Carter & Bodlovich have opened for rock guitarist Joe Satriani as well as Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke and Jean Luc Ponty. C & B have performed at The S.F. Fillmore, Warfield, Grove Of Anaheim, Ventura Theatre and Luther Burbank Center. ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........."Even if you’re not a jazz fan, you might find yourself succumbing to the infectious jazziness of Carter & Bodlovich. The guitar duo met as music students at Sonoma State University and have been performing in the Northern California region for over seven years. Their chops are formidable enough to have earned opening slots for Joe Satriani and for the fusion supertrio of Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty. Isaac Carter and Jason Bodlovich write original music that draws from Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Gypsy Swing and Eastern Modal styles. The Shadow Out of Time is a showcase of two guitarists who produce the sound of a much bigger ensemble. At once hip and subtle, this duo is not afraid to shred: rock and blues licks sneak out in really cool places. "Shock T" makes you want to get out of your chair and shake it. A lot. It’s a standard blues framework played at a solid 110 miles per hour. Even if you’re not dancing, you might lose your breath from just from listening especially after the six-string duel at the end. "DBV" starts with the sonorous and contemplative soundings of East Indian music. But this raga runs up to a summit of feverish fretwork that clearly establishes the duo’s musicianship. "The Nihilist" is a locomotive through the minor key landscape. The acoustic-electric match up generates a huge amount of steam through the middle section. "The Moose" is ice-cool. Carter & Bodlovich play a steadily flowing jazz piece with an understated melody and then rip off a blistering syncopated bridge. They use the guitar as percussion accompaniment for a few measures, then slide back into the melody. The music of Carter & Bodlovich is jazz that invites you in and makes you feel part of it. Its inventiveness and range could make jazz fans of even the most indifferent listener." Taylor Guitar Publication Wood & Steel ............................................................ ............................................................ ........ "Bay area acoustic guitar phenomenon Isaac Carter & Jason Bodlovich come out swinging hard and fast on their 2007 cd. The Shadow Out Of Time mixes a realm of guitar styles-from Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and Gypsy swing of Django to the more modern, fiery influences of McLaughlin, Santana, DiMeola and DeLucia. Mixing intricate songwriting and fiery improvisations, Carter & Bodlovich make excellent us of their Taylor guitars. - 20th Century Guitar Magazine.........................................C & B at The Fillmore performing "Shock T"............ .......................................C & B performing "Samba For Satch"...................