
Hypnotic Clambake is originally from Boston, MA.
Their music combines a multitude of musical stylings
and elements into a cohesive mixture of swirling, infectiously
danceable music. The instrumentation for, and members of
Hypnotic Clambake are:
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Maury Rosenberg
- Accordion,Keyboards/Piano, Lead
Vocals.
Maury, originally from Long Beach, NY, graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He then became a rehearsal pianist with the Boston Ballet and has since performed with world-renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma. As an accordionist with Border Patrol, Maury's song writing attracted the attention of well-known musician David Lindley, who produced two of Maury's original works in the studio. Woody Allen used piano performances of Maury playing with the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, in his movie Deconstructing Harry. Maury is the founder and leader of Hypnotic Clambake. |
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JoAnn
Vaccaro -
Acoustic Guitar and
Vocals.
JoAnn is a singer-songwriter
from Rochester, NY. While her musical style is hard to fit into a single
genre, she has been placed in the category of folk rock and is often
compared to such pop music artists as |
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Chris Reynolds - Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitars and Vocals. After many years of touring around the country, Hypnotic Clambake has accumulated a vast collection of bugs in the grille of their RV. One day we removed one of the larger bugs, nursed it back to health, and soon discovered that it could actually play guitar. It's name, we discovered, is Chris Reynolds, a self taught guitar player out of Rochester, NY. He has played with many improv-based Rochester bands such as Kernal Wah, and Blac Ocean. He can also occasionally be heard on Chuck Miller's, Headspace radio show. Chris has vowed to stay away from the RV grille from now on... |
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Mark
Phillips - Drums and Backing
Vocals.
From Elmira, NY, Mark is a self-taught musician whose influences include, The Grateful Dead, The Pixies, Pavement, and The Allman Brothers. Mark has performed in several original projects including Cherry Gun, Race Car Bob, Norra, and The Thunder Gods. |
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Tim Hull - Tenor sax, Soprano Sax,
Clarinet, and penny whistles.
Tim majored in Sound Recording Technology at SUNY Fredonia, where
he was taught by grammy-winning producer |
Hypnotic Clambake has shared stages and events with the following artists:
Phish
Dave Matthews Band
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Public Enemy
Ivo Papasov & His Bulgarian Wedding Band
Widespread Panic
Leftover Salmon
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Boozoo Chavis
Beausoleil
Aquarium Resque Unit
Coln. Bruce Hampton & The Figi Mariners
Johnathan Richman
Pater Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary fame)
Michelle Shocked
New Orleans Klezmer All Stars
Burning Spear
Donna The Buffalo
Plastic Nebraska
Perfect Thyroid
Bim Skala Bim
Tripping Daisy
Inner Circle
The Fools
The Horseflies
The Incredible Casuals
10,000 Maniacs
Limpopo
That's 28 names...the list goes on!!!