If you could step into the shoes of another musician, living or dead, who would it be and what would you do?
Hard question - not really sure I’d like to but maybe being Joni Mitchell or Roy Haynes for a day would be interesting
Are there any current musical influences that you might look to
Recently I’ve been going through a phase of only playing The 1964 Miles Davis Quintet - live recordings - that’s all I’ve been playing for 3 months!
And any genre of music that you simply can't stand?
Well, don’t get me started.. just anything that’s not happening - no heart, swing, minimal / no effort put in, plastic etc .. so maybe insipid Country and Western, misogynist rap, most pop that charts at the moment
Finally, tell us what's in store at The Stables show…
A cinematic, transcendent concert of jazz / electronica with a great group featuring Andy Sheppard and Steve Lodder + a film specially made will be projected as we play - not to be missed!
To book tickets for The Stables performance call 01908 280800 or click to www.stables.org
ON TRACK: DYLAN HOWE ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS
Dylan Howe will play the penultimate date of his current UK tour here at The Stables, on Thursday evening (Oct 2).
The acclaimed drummer that Ian Dury described as 'a funky little b*****d,' will be playing with his quintet, Dylan Howe's Subterraneans, promoting his new album.
Howe's capabilities at the kit have meant he has worked with plenty of the best, from the great aforementioned Ian Dury and the Blockheads to Nick Cave, Damon Albarn, Ray Davies, Paul McCartney, David Gilmour,Hugh Cornell and Wilko Johnson.
He played on Wilko's recent number one album Going Back Home, with Roger Daltrey.
His own aforementioned album - the first in 10 years - is a new take on the instrumental moments lifted from David Bowie's seventies albums Low and Heroes.
"This was when he was really vital and looking for new influences and places to go musically," Dylan said.
We asked the hitter to tackle our famous Q&A, and he obliged...
The song that first awakened your musical senses
'Starship Trooper’ by Yes
Physical or digital - how do you take your music?
Been going back to vinyl and buying CD’s recently after a few years of downloads.
The first time you thought 'Music - this is the job for me’
Hard to say - either seeing my dad play at the Rainbow when I was 4 or 5 or seeing drummers play at the Montreux Jazz festival when I was 8.
Your best on stage memory…
One of the funniest was with Ian Dury and The Blockheads in Amsterdam:
Ian had spent the day drinking and the stage had a trapdoor with a little lift in it so people could appear in the middle of the stage. So, we started up with an intro then very slowly I saw Ian appearing - just his head and evil grin etc - then as he got level with the stage he stumbled over to Chaz (guitarist) and said ‘lurk a while’ - meaning this was going to be a disaster of a gig and it was (!).
He was all over the place in every way - we were all crying laughing whilst trying to keep it together - funny thing was the crowd loved it - couldn’t tell the difference (!)
And the worst gig you've ever played
See above
What made you take up the drums
Seeing Bill Bruford and Alan White play when I was young I suppose.
Which one song by another artist do you wish you had written
The Rite Of Spring ? (is that allowed?) or Night and Day (Cole Porter)
And one - by yourself - which holds special significance
Well I’m not really a songwriter but some of the stuff I’m writing at the moment for my next record I like
If you could step into the shoes of another musician, living or dead, who would it be and what would you do?
Hard question - not really sure I’d like to but maybe being Joni Mitchell or Roy Haynes for a day would be interesting
Are there any current musical influences that you might look to
Recently I’ve been going through a phase of only playing The 1964 Miles Davis Quintet - live recordings - that’s all I’ve been playing for 3 months!
And any genre of music that you simply can't stand?
Well, don’t get me started.. just anything that’s not happening - no heart, swing, minimal / no effort put in, plastic etc .. so maybe insipid Country and Western, misogynist rap, most pop that charts at the moment
Finally, tell us what's in store at The Stables show…
A cinematic, transcendent concert of jazz / electronica with a great group featuring Andy Sheppard and Steve Lodder + a film specially made will be projected as we play - not to be missed!
To book tickets for The Stables performance call 01908 280800 or click to www.stables.org
If you could step into the shoes of another musician, living or dead, who would it be and what would you do?
Hard question - not really sure I’d like to but maybe being Joni Mitchell or Roy Haynes for a day would be interesting
Are there any current musical influences that you might look to
Recently I’ve been going through a phase of only playing The 1964 Miles Davis Quintet - live recordings - that’s all I’ve been playing for 3 months!
And any genre of music that you simply can't stand?
Well, don’t get me started.. just anything that’s not happening - no heart, swing, minimal / no effort put in, plastic etc .. so maybe insipid Country and Western, misogynist rap, most pop that charts at the moment
Finally, tell us what's in store at The Stables show…
A cinematic, transcendent concert of jazz / electronica with a great group featuring Andy Sheppard and Steve Lodder + a film specially made will be projected as we play - not to be missed!
To book tickets for The Stables performance call 01908 280800 or click to www.stables.org
