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Artist profile: Band of Brothers

Tony Levin with Band of Brothers
Tony Levin with Band of Brothers

Bassist Tony Levin is a legend in progressive rock due to his tenure with King Crimson and in Peter Gabriel’s band, not to mention studio work with hundreds of other artists. But he started out in jazz and with Band of Brothers, featuring the famous bassist with his brother Pete on keyboards along with brothers Joe and Pat LaBarbera on drums and saxophone respectively, we get a taste of that side of his musical work.

Pete Levin has a long association with Gil Evans and his groups, in addition to Carla Bley, the Brecker Brothers, Charles Mingus, Annie Lennox, Bryan Ferry, Jaco Pastorius, and dozens more.

Pat LaBarbera is perhaps best known for his tenure in the Buddy Rich band, but he also worked extensively with Elvin Jones, and has released around a dozen albums as leader. Joe LaBarbera has played drums with many of the luminaries of jazz, including Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, Chuck Mangione, John Scofield, and Woody Herman.

Personnel:

  • Tony Levin — Bass
  • Pete Levin — Keyboards
  • Joe LaBarbera — Drums
  • Pat LaBarbera — Woodwinds

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Artist profile: Obol

Obol promotional photo
Obol promotional photo

Obol is a Seattle band that was founded by singer, bassist, and keyboardist Barry Craig. Barry bounced around writing for various musical projects in Seattle for years, trying to find a home for his particular mix of dark and cinematic art rock.

Obol have 3 official releases: the fun and aggressive Revoluçión (2013), the dark and melancholy Dreaming (2019), and Quizshow (2021), a love / hate letter to the pandemic.

Personnel:

  • Jun Mantrano —Guitar
  • Barry Craig —Bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Jeremy Maher — Drums

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Seaprog has the best fans

Seaprog attendees, photo by Danette Davis
Seaprog attendees, photo by Danette Davis

When we started Seaprog back in 2013, the festival was very much an unknown quantity, and it could have easily ended up a big failure. The founders had a vision that seemed like it would be a good thing, but no one knew if that would work out. That first year, some brave music lovers took the plunge and became part of a family.

Our photographer, Danette Davis, came up with the idea of a group picture with people who have attended all of the editions of Seaprog. This is the result.

Some of those present (we didn’t get all the names) are Peter Comley, Kurt Ahrensfeld, Jack Pollack, Mike Pollack, DB Wood, Michael Trew, Clark Battle, Steven Kiner, Helaine Burch, Debi Byrd, Ken Sorensen, John Hagelbarger, Dave McClelland, Joe Fischer, Dennis Rea, and Jon Davis.

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Seaprog featured in Prog Magazine

Seaprog article in Prog Magazine
Seaprog article in Prog Magazine

Apparently Seaprog is moving up in the world. We’ve got a small article in the current issue of Prog Magazine that features an interview with one of the founders. (And since it’s Jon writing this post, he’s enjoying the chance to refer to himself in the third person.) Thanks to Prog for contacting us!