Begun in the late 90s as a one shot concert at the Knitting Factory, Bobby Previte’s Voodoo Orchestra instead ended up performing every week for the better part of two years at the famous club, culminating in gigs at the Vancouver Festival, The Saalfelden Festival, and at the Kozerthaus in Vienna, Austria. At a time when no charts for Bitches Brew existed, Previte’s band, which pre-dated most of the tribute bands of Miles Davis’ electric period which followed, used charts he painstakingly transcribed from the landmark recording. Considering Davis one of his greatest and most lasting influences, Previte was fortunate to be able to write the liner notes for the SONY reissue of Miles’  ‘In Concert,’ and was even more fortunate to be present during the recent remix of the entire Bitches Brew sessions. Previte has traveled all over the world to perform this music with local musicians from Sydney, Australia to Florence, Italy, as well as more regularly with his new community in upstate New York.

One of the greatest works of the twentieth century, Bitches Brew, released in 1970, changed the entire landscape of not only Jazz, but Rock, Funk, Soul, and Pop as well. Hailed as a masterpiece upon release, it has proven even more influential in the fullness of time. The Voodoo Orchestra starts where Bitches Brew left off, and begins anew.

VOODOO ORCHESTRA

Bobby Previte- direction, drums, cymbals

WOODWINDS
Jonathan Sielaff- bass clarinet, electronics
Noah Bernstein- Soprano, electronics
Faubian Rucker- Alto, baritone saxophone

STRINGS
Andrew Jones- electric bass
Andre St. James- acoustic bass
Mike Gamble- guitar
Wayne Horvitz- rhodes
Luke Wyland- keyboards, electronics

RHYTHM
Chris Johnedis- drums, cymbals
Darian Anthony patrick- percussion

DANCE // AUX
Caroline Chaparro- dance
Matt Carlson- Modular Synths