Bobby Previte

A series of albums recorded in the late '80s, beginning with Bump the Renaissance (1987), established Bobby Previte as one of the relatively few jazz drummers who are also composers of significance. Previte has since composed for a variety of contexts, from the new music aggregation Relache to his Music of the Moscow Circus album. During the '90s, Previte's bands included Empty Suits; Weather Clear, Track Fast; Latin for Travelers; the Horse; and New Standard. Among his notable later works, long composition Terminals (2014) was performed with So Percussion, Zeena Parkins, Greg Osby, Nels Cline, and John Medeski. Two years later, Previte released Mass, his proper follow-up. ~ Chris Kelsey