"tasteful and expressive" - Modern Drummer
"very hard-swinging" - Jazztimes
Jason's current projects include his newest project, The Strays, Carter & Bodlovich guitar duo and trio and self-led jazz groups. Jason has touring experience through the United States and Canada and currently endorses Ayotte Drums and Taylor Guitars. Jason is well versed in many styles of music specializing in jazz, funk, rock, blues and Latin to name a few. Some of the well known venues Jason has performed at include the San Francisco Fillmore, The S.F. Warfield, The Great American Music Hall, The Ventura Theatre, The Grove of Anaheim and The Crystal Ballroom.
Carter & Bodlovich have performed for over seven years together and have opened and toured with Joe Satriani, Al DiMeola, Jean Luc Ponty and Stanley Clarke. C & B have two albums available: Corcovado - Brazilian themed debut which also features Bodlovich on percussion and their latest, The Shadow Out Of Time - featuring nine original compositions with styles including Latin, Afro-Cuban and gypsy swing. C & B perform as a guitar duo as well as trio with percussion and quartet with percussion and bass.
Besides his own recording projects, Jason works as a session player and side-man. An ace in the studio and favorite among producers and songwriters, Jason is on call with several Bay Area Studios including Ursa Minor Arts & Media. Jason has multiple recording credits on drums, guitar and percussion along with producing, arranging and composition credits. Jason is also involved in many areas of music education as a private instructor, ensemble teacher and clinician.
Jason cites the drumming influences of Max Roach, Art Blakey, Zigaboo Modeliste, Elvin Jones, Bill Stewart, Mitch Mitchell, Brian Blade, Jim Keltner, Billy Martin, John Bonham, Chris Adler and Clyde Stubblefield.
Guitar influences include Bill Frissel, Mark Ribot, Joe Satriani, Django Reinhardt, Trey Anastasio, Adrian Legg, John McLaughlin, Eddie Hazel, David Gilmore, Al DiMeola, Jimi Hendrix and Julian Lage.
Influential artists, bandleaders and groups include Miles Davis, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Antonio Carlos Jobím, The Clash, Tom Waits, Peter Tosh, Funkadelic/Parliament, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, The Meters, John Coltrane, Bob Marley, Astrud Giberto, James Brown and the JBs, Led Zep, Oscar Peterson Trio, Pink Floyd and Bill Laswell.
"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!". We had a great time with Jason's duo opening our shows last December and this spring, he always had house up and feeling good by the time we hit the stage. I hope we can work together again."
- Joe Satriani
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