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An electrifying nine-piece ensemble featuring some of the best
and most creative members of the Bay Area music scene, Bitches
Brew is inspired by the electric music of the great trumpeter
and composer Miles Davis. Taking
its name from Davis' seminal 1969 album, the group draws its inspiration
from the trumpeter's electrified, far-out space-groove albums of
1969-1975. Dense, funkified, and heavily percussive, Davis' music
of this period foreshadowed acid jazz, drum & bass, fusion and
much of what is called electronica, and as Bitches Brew's remarkable
two guitar, three horn, keyboard, bass, drums and percussion lineup
makes clear, it has never been more relevant and appealing than
it is today.
Led by guitarist Ezra Gale and
trumpeter Jab, Bitches Brew has
garnered widespread acclaim over the past year for high-energy live
performances that mix their versions of Davis material from such
albums as "On the Corner,"
"Live/Evil" and, of course,
"Bitches Brew" with their own similarly-themed
compositions. Bitches Brew has been gaining notice for their own
updated and unique take on Davis' enormously influential music,
with the East Bay-based Urbanview calling them "one of the
Bay Area's most compelling bands," and the SF Weekly dubbing
their shows "heartstopping."
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