| Name: |
Instrument: |
Description: |
| Steve
'The Doctor' Hill |
Drums
and Percussion |
An
Original member of HOBEX. also an alumnus
of NC Bands Johnny Quest and the Veldt. in addition to our
live shows from may '96 to may '00, Steve also played on the
first three HOBEX CDs |
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| Herb
Kendrick |
Percussion
and Vocals |
From
Greensboro, Herb Kendrick joined us on percussion and vocals
for a year and a half. |
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| Steven
Levitin |
Drums |
Sankofa
drummer, Steven Levitin "The Apple Juice Kid". |
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| Kai
Alexander |
Keys |
Now
in Chicago, originally from Minneapolis, Kai played with Raleigh
Funksters Dag for a couple of years before joining HOBEX for
two years' worth of shows and two CDs - 'Wisteria' and 'U
Ready, Man?' |
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| Brandon
Bush |
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We
first met through Atlanta Ga's David Ryan Harris. Brandon
played on the "Back in the 90's" cd and traveled
with the band for about a year and a half. He now performs
live with Tift Merritt and also appeared on the recent John
Mayer cd. |
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| Patrick
Smith |
Keys |
Out
of Vicksburg Miss, Patrick fronts his own band
and has played with Knockdown Society and North Mississippi
Allstars. |
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| Bob
Miller |
Trumpet |
Bio
Ritmo trumpeter, arranger |
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| Priscilla
Allen |
Keys |
Keyboardist
from the Atlanta band Edith's Wish |
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| Daniel
Clarke |
Keys |
Daniel
plays Keys for Modern Groove Syndicate of Richmond, VA |
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| Jen
Gunderman |
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We
met Jen through Raleigh NC's Dag. She has performed with the
Jayhawks and Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes |
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| April
Howell |
Trombone
and Vocals |
Lead
vocalist on "Soul Food" from the U Ready, Man? CD |
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| Steve
Norfleet |
Sax |
Also
of Devil's Workshop Big band, now in NYC |
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| Dave
McCracken |
Keys |
Greensboro
keyboardist from Folkswaggin', currently touring with CJ
Chenier |
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Various
Horn Sections have appeared with Hobex over the past few
years. Here they are by group |
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| Richmond
Horns |
Richmond,
VA |
All
of these guys have come out with us at various times; we met
'em all through Chris Moody and and Bob Miller of Bio Ritmo,
the excellent salsa band from Richmond, VA. see also Devil's
Workshop Big Band, Modern Groove Syndicate. |
| Steve
Norfleet |
Sax |
| Bob
Miller |
Trumpet |
| Tim
Lett |
Trumpet |
| JC
Kuhl |
Sax
(Agents of Good Roots) |
| Chris
Moody |
Sax
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| Horny
Horns |
Raleigh
NC |
We
met Raleigh NC's Cecil and John through their work with Katherine
Whalen's Jazz Squad |
| Cecil
Johnson |
Sax |
| John
Kennedy |
Trombone |
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| Junk
In The Trunk Horns |
Durham,
NC |
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| Andrew
George |
Trombone |
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| Michael
Chambers |
Sax |
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| Al
Strong |
Trumpet
and Percussion |
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| Sqwzzbxx
Horns |
Charleston,
SC |
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| Charlton
Singleton |
Trumpet |
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| Steve
Spaulding |
Trombone |
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| Studio
Guests |
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Members
of Squirrel Nut Zippers played on the Back In The 90s CD.
They also sat in live a few times |
| Tom
Maxwell |
Sax |
| Ken
Mosher |
Baritone
Sax |
| Je
Widenhouse |
Trumpet
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| Jimbo
Mathus |
Trombone/Guitar |
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| Guest
Studio Vocalists |
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| Dana
Kletter |
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Check
out the Kletter Sisters' CD, "Dear Enemy" |
| Karen
Kletter |
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| Dionne
Gipson |
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of
Edith's Wish, Atlanta GA |
| Robert
Sledge |
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Ben
Folds Five Bassist, also Produced the U Ready, Man? CD for
HOBEX |
| Jimbo
Mathus |
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founder
of Squirrel Nut Zippers, more recently Knock Down Society/Knock
down South. Jim has been playing guitar for Buddy Guy, and
recently recorded Elvis Costello in his Clarksdale MS studio.
He recorded the acoustic half of "Wisteria" for
HOBEX. |
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ON |
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| Rob
Ladd |
Drums |
Formerly
of Pressure Boys and an NC native, Rob played on our original
demo recording and live performances. He's played with Don
Henley and Don Dixon among others |
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| Gary
Greene |
Percussion |
Hootie
and the Blowfish |
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| Norwood
Cheek |
Keys |
Filmmaker,
Bassist for Sex Police |
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