Hip Bones

Hip Bones
Robin Tolleson, drums
Gary Schwantes, sax and bamboo flutes
Shannon Hoover, bass (Moose Lodge Sessions)
Jake Wolf, bass (Moose Lodge Sessions)
Dustin Hofsess, bass ("4")
Dan Andrews, bass (Threedom, "4")
Doug Ebert, bass

Hip Bones has been called “renegade jazz,” “psychedelic funk,” and “monsters of the mash-up.”

Hip Bones’ music combines funk and dub-flavored original instrumentals, along with spirited psychedelic covers from such diverse sources as Jimi Hendrix, The O’Jays, Sting, and Freddie Hubbard. Hip Bones has released three CDs, Threedom, 4, and now The Moose Lodge Sessions. The band recorded the first tracks and drank local moonshine with Grammy-winning engineer/producer Bil VornDick (Bela Fleck, Allison Krauss).

“If you’re into jazz/fusion with some world music twists, you’d be a fool to pass this up.”
Tad Dickens, Roanoke Times

“...this North Carolina outfit
comes to Northern California with a jazz that blends funk and rock to create a sound
wedded to the groove and yet totally its own.” Brian McCoy, Oakland Examiner

“Seriously funky jazz from San Francisco...”
Bill DeYoung, Connect Savannah

“Grooving, sax-fronted jazz group Hipbones are consistently interesting, yet not overly
slick.” Ilya Stemkovsky, Modern Drummer

“Psychedelic funk trio The Hipbones combines sax-drenched, jazzy funk grooves and a
healthy dose of loops for a dense, layered sound that will make your head spin and bob
simultaneously.” Shout! Magazine