Bonnie Kane

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From the beginning of the band W.O.O., to the development of the W.hole O.ther O.rbit network, which includes her legendary projects: W.O.O.Revelator, WORLD OF TOMORROW, and the current project of W.O.O.: Mambo Mantis, Bonnie Kane has always sought the magic of the moment, bringing her “Fresh Sound Guarantee” to every performance.

Her dedication to improvisation was influenced by an unusually early and constant exposure to Sun Ra (she grew up in Philadelphia, and was blessed by June Tyson), a background of equal parts: Hendrix… , Ayler and Zappa - and studies with Sonny Simmons, Paul McCandless, Glenn Moore, Ralph Towner (Oregon), and Jon Raskin (ROVA Saxophone Quartet). A stint in the original Club Foot Orchestra (whose members at the time included Snakefinger (The Residents) and Eric Drew Feldman (Capt Beefheart), introduced her to electronic processing for horns, and brief study at Mills College under Anthony Braxton solidified her direction.

A pioneer in the area of feedback and extended saxophone technique, Bonnie terms her work as avant-core, a music she defines as mixing the extremes of pyschedelic rock and hard core with the energies of avant garde jazz. Not for the timid.