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OM Trio To Reunite For Three San Francisco Shows in February ____________________________________________________________ _______ Three years after playing its last show, the OM Trio returns for three special performances in its adopted hometown of San Francisco in February 2008. Brian Felix (keys), Pete Novembre (bass) and Ilya Stemkovsky (drums) will assemble for short-lived active duty to open two shows for their friends Umphrey's McGee at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore on February 15 and 16 2008 and headline a two set show at the Boom Boom Room on the 17.
OM Trio shares a special kinship with Chicago's Umphrey's McGee, having shared the stage with them over 30 times, including swapping members for sit-ins with both bands, and collaborating on improvised avant garde masterworks such as "Sludge and Deth."
OM Trio played nearly 1000 shows in the six years it toured the United States and released several albums of original material, including 2003's acclaimed Globalpostioningrecord. The OM Trio garnered press from the Village Voice, JazzTimes Magazine and won the 2001 SF Guardian Reader's Poll for Best Local Jazz Group. The post-OM Trio lives of the three members have included higher education, various musical ventures, career opportunities and assimilation into the workforce.__________________________________________________ _________________ Based in New Jersey, OM Trio has brought its unique hard-rocking electric jazz to venues nationally through relentless touring. OM Trio has invented a new genre of music: elevator music for headbangers. They play an original blend of cerebral music for the head and groove-oriented instrumental jazz-rock for the feet.
OM Trio has performed in such legendary venues as the Fillmore Auditorium and Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA; the Fox Theater and Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO; House of Blues in Boston, LA and Chicago; the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego, CA; Berkshire Mountain Music Festival in Great Barrington, MA; High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA; and many others.
As a result of winning the Relix Magazine Jamoff competition in 2004, the song L from OM Trios studio album Globalpositioningrecord is featured on the JAM OFF! compilation CD. OM Trio has shared the stage with countless talented performers. The list includes Joshua Redman, Tower of Power, John Scofield, Particle, Bernie Worrell, Karl Densons Tiny Universe, Umphreys McGee and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

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Member Since: 1/14/2005
Band Website: omtrio.com
Band Members: Brian Felix (keyboards) ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................... Pete Novembre (electric bass) ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................... Ilya Stemkovsky (drums) ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................... Brian Glick (manager & drinker of Jack Daniels)
Influences: Brian's piano influences, in no particular order: Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Bernie Worrell, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Brad Mehldau, John Medeski, Page McConell, Kenny Barron, Claude Debussy, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Kelly, Steve Felix. ............................................................ ............................................................ .................................Ilya's influences: I've amassed quite a list of musical influences over the years, and its way too huge to list in detail. Nonetheless, some people whose rent Ive paid or whose children or grandchildrens rent Ive paid include: John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Zappa, Springsteen, Billy Joel, Chopin, Beethoven, Philip Glass, Stravinsky, Meshuggah, King Crimson, System of a Down, Autechre, Squarepusher, Bob Marley, Steely Dan, Rob Crow (Heavy Vegetable & Thingy), The Police, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Rage Against the Machine, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Led Zeppelin, Tower of Power, Hendrix, Steve Coleman, NIN, Phish, Primus, Beatles, All, Rush, Yes, Genesis, Mingus, Jawbox, Fugazi, Shudder To Think, Bill Evans, and Tori Amos among many others. Some of my drumming influences include Tony Williams, Joey Baron, Vinnie Colaiuta, Elvin Jones, Dennis Chambers, Dave Weckl, Brian Blade, Bill Stewart, Peter Erskine, Leon Parker, Jack DeJohnette, Ben Riley, Jim Black, John Bonham, Phil Collins, Zachary Barocas, Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, Terry Bozzio, Tommy Lee, and countless others. ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................... Pete's influences: Although Novembre is influenced by many acoustic and elecric bass players, he cites his primary influence as Parliament funk guru Bootsy Collins.
Sounds Like: MMW but with a hard hitting New Jersey edge!
Record Label: Black Beauty Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

OM Trio Tour Diary Part 2

The much anticipated part two of OM Trio Reunion Weekend~can be found at:http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-diary-the-o m-trio-reunites-pt-2/
Posted by OM Trio on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:32:00 PST

OM Trio Tour Diary Part 1

OM Trio Reunion Weekend~can be found at:http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/tour-diary-the-o m-trio-reunites-pt-1/Stay tuned for part two coming soon.....
Posted by OM Trio on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:22:00 PST

Fillmore Audio Downloads Available Now!

OMbres~We are pleased to announce that both of our Fillmore gigs are now available for download at LiveDownloads.com http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,236/OM-T...
Posted by OM Trio on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:41:00 PST

Set list from the Reunion Gigs!

2.15.08 - Friday @ The FillmoreDouble NegativeBrekfist24 Hours to New OrleansRefusenikSuck My Kiss2.16.08 - Saturday @ The FillmoreIntroductionDust UpAnewBulbous>Mesh>BulbousPhobophobe* Brian Glick (O...
Posted by OM Trio on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:38:00 PST

May 10, 2002 Road Journal

Friday 5.10.02 8:38 pm Lynchburg, VA Madison Motel We find ourselves in Lynchburg, VA. Getting closer to home. People everywhere saying "...
Posted by OM Trio on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:33:00 PST

San Francisco Hotels

OMbres....the time to buy plane tickets and hotels is now. So this is a post to get people together...start talking...sharing hotel rooms, travel tips...etc...If you are thinking about flying in...
Posted by OM Trio on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:35:00 PST

OM Trio shows for 2008!!!!!!!!

..>..>..>OM Trio to open for Umphrey's Friday and Saturday then play the aftershow at the BBR on Sunday! Friday, 15 February 2008The Fillmore1805 Geary BoulevardSan Francisco, California 9411541...
Posted by OM Trio on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:48:00 PST

Led Zeppelin may replace Umphreys McGee as our top band once again.

If this is true, Zeppelin would retake the crown of 'the OM Trio's favorite band' from Umphrey's McGee...what do you think?From: BILLBOARD.BIZ 2007.09.07 Talk of a Led Zeppelin reunion just refuses...
Posted by OM Trio on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:22:00 PST

Road Journal - 5.31.02 from Motel 6

Friday 5.31.02 10.24 a.m. Cleveland, OH Motel 6 I've been torn between eating pizza and my mom's amazing food. Mom just...
Posted by OM Trio on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:08:00 PST

Ilya's New Band

Thu, Jun 22 - During the past few weeks, BROTHERS PAST has been performing at some of the biggest festivals in the country. In many ways, our set at Bonnaroo last Sunday marked a high point for ...
Posted by OM Trio on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:54:00 PST