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Peace my Brothers, Love that Sound.
It's GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!
-Little-Big-Eagle
"Exotic,
soulful, and trippy. Can't wait to get the CD."
- Dan of Funk Dub Division
"The live
recording from Skronkathon is a topnotch performance, and the
sax solo is fiendishly brilliant!"
-Forms
of Things Unknown
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from Savannah GA...
October 31, 2009
Noteworthy
By Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com
HIP BONES
Seriously funky jazz from San Francisco, this all-instrumental trio is fronted by hard-bopping saxman Gary Schwantes, who also plays bamboo flutes and keyboard samples, and is rounded out by North Carolina bassist Duston Hofsess (he plays the group's East Coast dates; they use a different guy out west) and drummer Robin Tolleson, who also has a jam band called Big Block Dodge. This band is all about deeply textured grooves and tight improve, on material from the likes of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. They also have a fair amount of cerebral original material, which can be tastily sampled on the Web site. Listen & learn: www.hipbones.net. At 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 at Jazz'd Tapas Bar, 52 Barnard St.
Modern Drummer
Review of Hip Bones 4 (03.07-vol 31, number 3)
Grooving, sax-fronted jazz group Hip Bones are consistently interesting
yet not overly slick. Drummer Robin Tolleson's engaging delivery
makes you raise an eyebrow with his over-the-bar phrasing on the
album opener "Scram" and the perfectly placed duple rolls in the
half-time shuffle of the Police's "walking on the Moon" He knows
how to set up others too, catching a tambourine here or a splash
there lending the right support for Gary Schwantes' cool sax solos.
The excellent recording seals the deal on a satisfying listen.-Ilya
Stemkovsky
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"Gary, this latest version
is the hit of the century!!! ...Proceed ahead with your more than
inspired creations."
"We just finished listening with the designer. In general
she is enthralled with your music, and is excited about how well
it is working for the product. She likes your stuff in general,
and what you have done for this title. The style is unique to
this ROM and that is excellent."
"I have some great news...just got word that Warner Bros.
approved the demos !"
-Fisher-Price Audio Dept.
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"Excellent! Just perfect! These are all high quality-just
really good Gary. This is why I knew you'd be great on this project-thanks
for making my job easy!"
-Leapfrog Audio Dept.
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"An exotic
blend of Chinese and Western instruments and electronic textures
invoke colorful and dramatic imagery."
-www.greatindie.com
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"The dance is
set to a commissioned score by Gang situ and Gary Schwantes that
blends Chinese classical elements with an urbane international
feel. ....the anguished score by Situ and Schwantes kept the whole
affair on a higher plane."
-Octavio Roca, San Francisco Chronicle
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"Eclectic 'Dynasty' a Stylish Work...
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-Los Angeles Times
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"Great job Gary, the client
is very happy ! "
- Will Zavala, Director, "Drug Court" documentary
featuring Martin Sheen
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"You are an artist!"
-Craig Baldwin
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"These are good! I need more"
-Mickey Hart
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"The musicianship of the
entire ensemble is beyond reproach."
-Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Examiner
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"Thank you for the beautiful
music!"
-Cafe Claude, San Francisco
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"Some of the best music we've
ever had here ! I'll call you Monday to book another date.."
-Broken Drum, San Rafael
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"I cannot tell you how many
favorable comments we received about your music. People loved
your music at the reception and dinner. It was so gratifying to
see folks gathered around you appreciating your beautiful music.
You get an incredible sound on the Bamboo flutes.It was perfect."
-Organization of American Kodaly Educators
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"... an extremely astute
and carefully administered sense of production values. The score
was as good an example of this as the dancing. The music for each
dance piece was laid on in layers, and the layers themselves were
studies in contrast that added atmosphere to the visions onstage.
A heavy drum might be lightened by tinkling cymbals; organ chords
were propelled forward by pizzicato strings; a bass clarinet added
its voice to the mix. "
-William Glackin, Sacramento Bee
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"I was walking down the street
and I heard your sax from outside the club...I just HAD to come
in, it sounded so good! You brought me in, man! I just wanted
to tell you that"
-guy in the audience, Tressa's Jazz and Blues, Asheville,
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