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Bob Aves

Out Of Tradition

By Bob Aves

Label: Taomusic
Released: 2014
Track listing: Gongs Can Swing; Renewal; Cross Country; Until It’s Asian; Mixed Accents; Small Steps; The Local Brew; Opening; Chill Out Gongs.

Bob Aves: Out Of Tradition

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 2014

Guitarist Bob Ave's long-awaited follow-up to the progressive and perhaps unprecedented fusion of gongs, world music and jazz on Translating The Gongs (Taomusic, 2006), is still framed on indigenous percussion and gongs, but highlights his artistry, using the 14-stringed octavina guitar. Armed with formidable chops, Aves also exudes finesse via his deft phrasings, tinted with Spanish ...

Translating The Gongs

By Bob Aves

Label: Taomusic
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Outsider; Midnight Sinulog; All In A Day; Dr. Binalig; The Summoner; Crossing Houses; Sa Singkang; Senyor Citizen; A Lighter Shade Of Brass.

Bob Aves: Translating The Gongs

by Glenn Astarita
May 22, 2006

Filipino guitarist/composer Bob Aves is a well-traveled, multitasking artist who delves into a divergent scope of activities. The Berklee School of Music graduate subsequently ventured into film scoring and here fuses Philippine indigenous music with Western jazz. On Translating The Gongs, Aves blends Indo-jazz with traditional Filipino folk music and mainstream jazz grooves. He's ...