Jazz Articles about Bobby Previte

Bobby Previte & Bump: Just Add Water

by Mark F. Turner
April 12, 2002

To march by the beat of a slightly different drummer is exactly what talented musician Bobby Previte has been doing for quite awhile. The drummer and composer is a New York “home boy" who has been on the music scene for many years and is still going strong. With release Just Add Water, he continues his quest to provide the populace with eclectic and entertaining compositions. With a flair for avant-garde, classical, and experimental music, Mr. Previte’s music has not ...

Bobby Previte & Bump: Just Add Water

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 2002

Drummer/composer Bobby Previte, and others of note helped characterize what is now known as New York City's “downtown" scene. After a string of successful recordings for the Gramavision and ENJA labels, the artist rebounds onto the scene with his initial outing for Palmetto Records. With this release, Previte reaps the benefits of an all-star aggregation. And while this production might not break much new ground, the band does kick up a storm amid a few transcendent interludes and blaring choruses. ...

Bobby Previte-Marc Ducret: In The Grass

by Glenn Astarita
August 1, 1999

What we have here are a series of duets from two extremely “happening” musicians. Guitarist Marc Ducret and drummer Bobby Previte are undeniably two of the most productive and revered musician/composers of recent times, mainly within modern jazz circles. On In The Grass these gifted stylists take a gregarious stab at stirring up the pot sans overdubs, yet on occasion emit the feel and sound which to uninformed ears may seem like a “power trio” or quartet.

The fiery opener, ...

John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Elliot Sharp and Bobby Previte: Downtown Lullaby

by Glenn Astarita
November 1, 1998

“Downtown Lullaby” is a collective of NYC Downtown jazz icons which is: John Zorn (sax); Bobby Previte (drums); Wayne Horvitz (kbrds) and Elliot Sharp (guitar). All compositions are credited to the band; however, most of these cuts serve as launching pads for expansive improvisational exercises.

All the tracks bare the names of New York City streets, specifically in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. Recorded live in the studio without additional overdubs the message here is straight up and in ...