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JBG - LIVE AT LAGUNITAS - Release date: 7-1-12
Recorded at the North Bay's premier brewery, Live at Lagunitas captures the full body experience of JBG's live show. Crossover instrumental guitarist Jason Bodlovich delivers a range of emotions through the eleven original compositions. Rounding out the power trio is the rock solid rhythm section of drummer James Stafford and bassist Steve Froberg. Always eclectic, JBG displays their mix of styles with a heavy emphasis on bluesrock and funk. Live at Lagunitas features three new unreleased songs dedicated to the tasty beers of Lagunitas titled IPA Mojo, Censored Blues and Just A Little Sumpin'. This completes the four song "Beer Suite" which started with Hop Stoopid from prior release, Moby Ahab. Lagunitas has been a favorite venue for JBG to perform over the last two years and a perfect setting to take the music to another level.
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JBG - MOBY AHAB
Moby Ahab is the third studio album from North Bay instrumental power trio Jason Bodlovich Group. JBG features Bodlovich - guitar, Steve Froberg - bass and James Stafford - drums. Recorded live at legendary Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, CA., Moby Ahab captures the rawness, energy and excitement of JBG's live shows. Eleven original compositions span genres from rock to blues, funk, swing and more. Several of the songs here are mini tributes inspired by a diverse group of influences including Brian Setzer, Joe Satriani, Led Zep, James Bond and Clint Eastwood. Moby Ahab accomplishes exactly what JBG set out to do: achieving a new level of expression, intensity and soul.
Jason Bodlovich Quartet's Latest Jazz Release:
THE CULPRIT
Jason Bodlovich has assembled an acoustic jazz quartet for his 2010 release, The Culprit. The Quartet features Noam Lemish on piano, Miles Wick on upright bass and James Stafford on drums. The Quartet expands to a quintet with Jason's mentor, Randy Vincent, stepping in on guitar for half the session. The album concludes with an intimate guitar duo setting with Bodlovich and Vincent. The Culprit features nine original compositions with eclectic jazz styles including straight ahead, Brazilian, gypsy swing and gospel.
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"Bay Area six-stringer Jason Bodlovich traverses a wide range of styles on his sophomore release ["The Culprit"], from the soulful, gospel-tinged "Krumble" (played with urgent bent-string fervor on electric guitar), to the buoyant, Brazilian-flavored "Cotash" (played on nylon-string acoustic), to the swinging blues "B Flatted.". He shows a fondness for Wes-like octaves on the bossa-nova-flavored "SGB," and offers Django-esque filigrees on the title track. And he exchanges some hot licks with guest guitarist Randy Vincent on the duet closer, "B4Ugo," recalling the tight blues-based chemistry between Joe Pass and Herb Ellis.
-Bill Milkowski, Jazztimes"Even from the title, Hammerhead, one can ascertain that Jason Bodlovich's newest album is more forceful and driven than the average instrumental guitar release. Heavy percussion, funk grooves and technical precision underscore the album's role as a conjurer of images. "Grazin'", though not a country song, still conjures haystacks and wooden fences, while "10 Rays" is the sound of sunrise, as magisterial as it gets. When Bodlovich swipes his pick across the round-wound strings while picking out low notes on "Lumpy", it's just like skipping through sidewalk puddles. With Hammerhead, calling Bodlovich a jazz artist isn't enough anymore. He's on some other plane."
-Gabe Meline, North Bay Bohemian
"Jason Bodlovich is a powerhouse of a musician. On drums and guitar he possesses the kind of technique, heart and soul that makes everyone in the audience go "Wow!".
-Joe Satriani