Sunday, April 18, 2010
Tritone, 1508 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
1 215 545 0475

OTTOKAR

The Players:

Tim Motzer/Guitars http://www.1krecordings.com/contact
Wally Smith/Keyboards  http://www.myspace.com/crosstownphilly
Jim Meneses/Percussion  http://www.jimmeneses.com

Concert Style: Jazz Rock/Fusion

Ottokar, a new musical group with strong roots in Philadelphia, informs itself as "IIRI - intuitive, instrumental rock improvisation", for keyboards, guitars, and percussion. The players create music on the spot, with influences ranging from progressive rock, fusion, hard core improvised music, and jazz. They are a cross between early Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North, Pat Metheny, Bruford, The Music Improvisation Company, and Weather Report, among others. 

However the music of Ottokar is 100% original, and the three players are bonded in a collective spirit, in which each generously provides the other with rhythmic and melodic backgrounds for solos, as well as providing an impetus for compositional direction.  This clarity, timing, and patience in the music of the ensemble creates extended pieces of beauty and power, reaching beyond the bounds of ego and hierarchy.  It should also be noted that the players employ all manner of vintage and modern gear, merging sounds of the past and future in rapture.

CONTACT:  redpedalmedia@yahoo.com