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Oteil, Bill Kreutzmann and Scott Murawski for Band
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Lana on May 07, 2008 - 07:23 AM (2951 Reads) |
Oteil is in a new band with Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead and Scott Murawski of Max Creek and their music is amazing! But you don't have to take our word for it. Check them out in person. Tour dates for the best un-named band on the road are:
5 /29/2008 State Theatre Falls Church VA
5 /31/2008 Recher Theater Towson MD
6 /1 /2008 Rocks Off Concert Cruise New York NY
6 /3 /2008 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry NH
6 /5 /2008 Roxy Boston MA
6 /6 /2008 Toad's New Haven CT
6 /7 /2008 Higher Ground Ballroom South Burlington VT
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Positive Energy
Posted by
Zambi on Jan 22, 2007 - 07:26 AM (3795 Reads) |
PRESS-REGISTER
Friday, January 12, 2007
By LAWRENCE SPECKER
Entertainment Reporter
It's not about preaching," said bassist Oteil Burbridge, who brings a unique mix of spirituality and funk to a Mobile club Saturday evening. "It's all about love and hope and forgiveness and compassion."
And for listeners who don't necessarily know what they're getting into, it's about one more thing as well: "They should expect to get their faces rocked off," Burbridge said.
As luck would have it, Mobile is one of four cities in on a limited tour combining some very promising building blocks:
Burbridge himself is a renowned instrumentalist, particularly in the jam-band scene, and he has a resume to show that his reputation is deserved. Aside from serving as bassist for the Allman Brothers Band since 1997, he was a member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, an influential jam/Southern Rock group founded by Col. Bruce Hampton. Though he has been involved in numerous other collaborations, the Peacemakers are his primary solo outlet.
On the current run of shows, he's being joined by a special guest who holds a particularly lofty place in the jam pantheon: guitarist Jimmy Herring, who was tapped last fall to take over the lead guitar spot in Widespread Panic.
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Sounds of the South
Posted by
Zambi on Sep 04, 2006 - 02:57 PM (4695 Reads) |
Burbridge has played a key role in Southern rock
The Aspen Times
By Stewart Oksenhorn
September 3, 2006
Some consider Washington, D.C. a part of the South. But Oteil Burbridge, who was born and raised in the capital city, has been to the South and breathed it in, and Washington isn't it.
Burbridge, who lives now in Birmingham, Ala., after a stretch of several years in Atlanta, has been the bassist for two quintessential Southern bands. In the late '80s, while living in Atlanta, Burbridge was part of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, visionary singer-guitarist Col. Bruce Hampton's obscenely talented band. In 1997, Burbridge was invited to join a rejuvenating version of the great Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band.
In his native Washington, Burbridge, like all his siblings, learned piano and violin. Oteil also started playing drums at 5 and, sensing opportunity, added the bass guitar to his arsenal at 14.
"Back then, and probably still now, there's a shortage of bass players," he explained. "So I ended up getting a lot more work on that."
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Sounds of the South
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Zambi on Sep 04, 2006 - 02:56 PM (4886 Reads) |
Burbridge has played a key role in Southern rock
The Aspen Times
By Stewart Oksenhorn
September 3, 2006
Some consider Washington, D.C. a part of the South. But Oteil Burbridge, who was born and raised in the capital city, has been to the South and breathed it in, and Washington isn't it.
Burbridge, who lives now in Birmingham, Ala., after a stretch of several years in Atlanta, has been the bassist for two quintessential Southern bands. In the late '80s, while living in Atlanta, Burbridge was part of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, visionary singer-guitarist Col. Bruce Hampton's obscenely talented band. In 1997, Burbridge was invited to join a rejuvenating version of the great Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band.
In his native Washington, Burbridge, like all his siblings, learned piano and violin. Oteil also started playing drums at 5 and, sensing opportunity, added the bass guitar to his arsenal at 14.
"Back then, and probably still now, there's a shortage of bass players," he explained. "So I ended up getting a lot more work on that."
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Always at one with his music
Posted by
squank on Jul 31, 2006 - 09:36 PM (4766 Reads) |
Bass guitarist Oteil Burbridge splits his creative energies between two bands, but he finds that it gives his musical exploration a yin-yang balance.
From the Friday, July 14th 2006 Lexington Herald-Leader
By Walter Tunis
Contributing Music Critic
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 So what do you call him, a Brother or a Peacemaker?
Pose that question to Oteil Burbridge, the immensely popular and sought-after bass guitar innovator, and he is likely to be hard pressed in giving a definitive reply.
For now, the easy answer is "both."
For nine years, Burbridge has been bassist for the forefathers of Southern rock, the Allman Brothers Band. Critics and fans alike have credited his sound as a key component in the ensemble's shift from a classic rock staple to a jam-band favorite.
But when the Allmans are off the road, which they are for roughly half of the year, Burbridge leads his own band of merry groove merchants -- a soul, funk and fusion ensemble known as the Peacemakers.
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VISITING ACT | He's A Believer
Posted by
Zambi on Feb 05, 2006 - 05:44 PM (5776 Reads) |
FEBRUARY 1, 2006
CHARLESTON CITY PAPER
Oh God, Oteil & The Peacemakers get funky
BY T. BALLARD LESEMANN
Oteil Burbridge (center) and his peacemakers: Too full of the spirit for utterance or chops? Hardly.
Oteil & The Peacemakers
w/ The Progression
Fri. Feb. 3
9 p.m.
$12 ($9 adv.)
Pour House
1977 Maybank Hwy.
571-4343
"If you want a simple definition of our music in two or three words, you're screwed," laughs Grammy-nominated bassist and bandleader Oteil Burbridge. "Some things you can't categorize. Good Lord, it's like if I asked you to describe Salvador Dali's style in three words. Come on."
Burbridge and his backing band, The Peacemakers, may not be on an official mission from a higher power this season, but they're carrying on like a pack of a spiritually mature improv artists determined to spread the good message. With their newly-released album Believer, the vibes are positive, the grooves are upbeat, and the theme is full of hope and joy.
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Become a 'Believer' in Oteil and the Peacemakers
Posted by
Zambi on Feb 05, 2006 - 05:43 PM (4525 Reads) |
Thursday, February 02, 2006 - Last Updated: 7:48 AM
BY MARK R. PANTSARI
Special to The Post and Courier
Most any live music fan in the know should be able to rattle off at least a couple of the bands to which bassist Oteil Burbridge has lent his talents.
He was an original member of Col. Bruce Hampton's Aquarium Rescue Unit in the 1990s. That band is thought of as one of the more influential early jam bands. He's toured and recorded with the hard-hitting Gov't Mule.
Burbridge has also released two albums with former Phish keyboardist Page McConnell and Funky Meters drummer Russell Batiste. And for nearly a decade, Burbridge has been a member of the legendary Allman Brothers Band. As a rejuvenating force in the Allman Brothers, Burbridge was part of the band's heralded 2003 album (the band's first studio release in nearly a decade), "Hittin the Note."
With a gracious amount of spare time away from the Allman Brothers, Burbridge has managed to release three solo albums fronting Oteil and the Peacemakers.
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Six strings of funk
Posted by
Zambi on Feb 05, 2006 - 05:43 PM (4032 Reads) |
Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge brings his own groove to Lafayette
Oteil Burbridge is a member of the Allman Brothers Band. He will bring his own jazz fusion jam band, the Peacemakers, to the Lafayette Brewing Company on Feb. 10.
By Tim Brouk
tbrouk@journalandcourier.com
You know the floor and walls will rumble when Oteil Burbridge and Victor Wooten get together for a project.
The men are considered two of the funkiest and best bass players in the business today. Wooten's main gig is with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Burbridge is a member of the Allman Brothers Band. Burbridge and Wooten always have a handful of side projects going.
Burbridge, 41, prefers to play a six-string bass while Wooten sticks with a four-stringer.
"A six-string can go higher and lower than a regular bass," explained Burbridge, while on his way to a show in Memphis, Tenn. "It was just me and him and a drummer. There was no clashing. With the range of the six-string bass, I could go underneath or above Vic's four-string."
After the Allman Brothers, Burbridge's pet project is his band Oteil and the
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Allmans bassist likes 'fujospel' on the side
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Anonymous on Jan 29, 2006 - 04:39 AM (5005 Reads) |
The Huntsville Times
Thursday, January 26, 2006
By CHRIS WELCH
Times Entertainment Writer, chrisw@htimes.com
"Oteil is the best out there. He is the Michael Jordan of bass, but he never loses the groove. I can't even describe how much fun it is to play with him. If you don't enjoy listening to Oteil, you must be listening sideways."
- Allman Brothers guitarist Derek Trucks
The Michael Jordan of bass?
Now that's high praise coming from one of the best young guitar players in rock 'n' roll.
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Busy bassist likes being boss
Posted by
Zambi on Feb 26, 2005 - 12:05 PM (5416 Reads) |
By: Courtney Devores
For The Charlotte Observer
Published: Friday, February 25, 2005
The United States may not technically have been at war when Oteil Burbridge named his band the Peacemakers in 1998. But as the Allman Brothers' longtime bassist said in an interview last Friday, "The world is always at war."
"There is a call for us to try to make peace all the time throughout the history of humanity and now is no different," said Burbridge, whose Peacemakers perform at the Neighborhood Theatre Saturday.
Burbridge is proud that his band's name makes a political statement, but he doesn't consider himself a political activist. "Before I came to believe in God I did a lot of research about politics and history. It was so depressing, I eventually reached a point I just felt like everything was hopeless," said Burbridge while through the mountains of Vermont on the way to a gig. "Now I'm like, you never know what God is going to pull."
Since Burbridge began playing bass professionally, he's been pulled in every kind of
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