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04/03/2015 11:55pm
Blue Note Jazz Club, NY
131 W 3rd St (B/T 6th Ave & McDougal St), New York 10012
r.O.T.i. (Resilience of the intelligent)
FEATURING:
Simon C.F. Yu – Guitar
Isamu McGregor – Keys/Bass
Devin Collins – Drums
Special guest: Likwuid Mickens
Led by double-necked fretless guitarist Simon C.F. Yu, r.O.T.i. (Resilience of the Intelligent) has been making waves on the New York scene with their hard-hitting brand of funk rock. Incorporating musical elements from his native Hong Kong (along with strong jazz and metal influences), r.O.T.i. stands alone with an exciting sound that is rarely heard within the jazz/rock idiom.
After graduating from Berklee School of Music, Yu began to collaborate with many of the top artists in the NYC music scene such as Evan Marien, Sean Nowell’s Kung Fu Masters, The Exotic Experiment..etc In 2011 Yu toured with Hip-Hip icon Ms.Lauryn Hill for 23 shows as a lead guitarist.
In the other side as a professional musician’s videographer Yu has worked with Snarky Puppy, Michael League, Jojo Mayer’s Nerve, Henry Hey, Adam Rogers, Hildegunn Gjedrem, Becca Stevens, Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra, Justin Brown and many mores.
Filling out the band are Isamu McGregor (Virgil Donati, GZA, Wayne Krantz, The Ludlow Thieves) on keys/synth bass, and Devin Collins (Felix Pastorius Social Experiment, Elliot Moss, Manami Morita, The Karma Exchange) on drums. In addition, special guest MC Likwuid will perform.
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