Bobo Lavorgna, CBP
B i o g r a p h y
I was introduced to live music at the age of two at a performance of the Stony Creek Ancient Fife and Drum Corps in Branford, CT and haven't been the same since. This may explain my love and appreciation of martial music. My Uncle Don brought me and my siblings to a performance of The Nutcracker in New York City when I was four. Not realizing that I was extremely near-sighted until tested in the Second Grade (WHAT chart?!...) the amazing ballet performance was lost on me; however, the incredible musical performance was not lost on me, and it served as a foundation for my love of classical music…expanded greatly by the background music heard while watching the black and white “cat and mouse” cartoons from two feet away on a small television screen early on Saturday mornings.
“Lavorgna continues performing and recording with Jazz, Folk, Blues, Rock and R&B groups from all over the globe.” According to Tim Crotty, I am “the busiest bass player in Connecticut.”
I hope to keep pace with this optimistic view. Thanks, Tim!
The ability to listen, actively listen, to other artists is the essential component of a successful performance, whether it be a rehearsal, live concert or studio recording. My diverse musical background and my good fortune to collaborate with so many gifted composers and performers over the years has given me a rich pantry of sounds, rhythms and techniques from which to choose the right spices, sounds and ingredients to complement the delicious layers added on top by those gifted artists who keep choosing me to perform with them. Thank you all for the opportunity.
Bobo Lavorgna, CBP
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Current and past performances with the following:
Anne Marie Menta
Aztec Two-Step
Bernie Soroko
Big Easy Rhythm
Bill Holloman
Bill's Seafood All-Stars
Bill Sinclair
Bernard Soroko
Bob Bequillard
Bob Mel
Bob Sheehan
Brian Ebin Parker Wolfe
Brian Larney
Buzzy Linhart
Chance Browne
Charley Holland
Chris Cross
Chris McDermott
Crispin Cioe
Chris Wuerth
Daniel J
Derek Huntington
Doug Schlink
Dug Rock
Ebin-Rose Trio
Eight To The Bar
Erik Rabasca
Frank Critelli
Fred Vigorito
Frog Hollow
Garden City Hot Club
George Baker
Homesick John O'Leary
Jake & The Family Jewels
James Astrausky
James Doc Halliday
James Montgomery
Jan Jungden
J.D. Seem
Jennifer Hill
Jimmy Biggins
Jim Fryer
Jim Oblon
Jim Stavris
Jon Marks
John McCurry
John Menta
Jon Paris
Jon Pfeiffer
Joy Ryder
Frog Hollow - Classic Bluegrass & Blues
Harvey Thurrott
Karen & the Pistons
Ken Pine
Key Rieske
Knox Chandler
Lawrence Killian
Leonard Red Balaban
Manny Foglio
Mark Crofut
Mark Mirando
Mark Naftalin
Mark Pines
Mat Kastner
Matt Moadel
Matthew Elgosin
Mercy Choir
Michael Capezzone
Mike Ferrucci
Muddy Rivers
Muriel Haverstein
New Haven Civic Orchestra
Noel Kaletsky
Norman Lamont
Paul Belbusti
Paul Gabriel
Pearly Grates
Perry Robinson
Peter Menta
Phil Rosenthal
Randy Burns
Richard Nafey & Blue Love Monkey
Rick Franks
Robert Crotty
Rob Nelson
Robert Silverman
Robert Taylor
Sammy Rimington
Sarah Spencer Transatlantic Jazz Band
Scott Hamilton
Shandy Lawson
Silver Skull Blues Band
Sporting Life
Stacy Phillips
Steve Jones
Stormin' Norman & Suzy
Swing'39
The 102nd Army Band
The 1917 Jazz Band
The 19th Army Band
The Bargain
The Blake Street Gut Band
The Convertibles
The Doughboys
The Garden City Hot Club
The Homesick John O'Leary Band
The Meadows Brothers
The Modeans
The New York Military Academy Band
The Noel Kaletsky Quartet
The Pearly Grates
The Wayward Six
The Wyrd Brothers (as Johnny Wyrd)
Tom Boates
Tommy Cosmo & Bobo
Tom Sharpe
Tony Mason
Trevor Davis
Washboard Slim & the Bluelights
Opened for:
Manhattan Transfer-Carnegie Hall 11/6/76
Ritchie Havens
Sam & Dave
Shirley Alston
Fabulous Rhinestones
Geoff Muldaur
Bobby Neuwirth
Buzzy Linhardt
NRBQ
Howlin' Wolf
John Hammond, Jr.
Kal David
Harvey Brooks
Ian Matthews
Tom Rapp & Pearls Before Swine
Penn & Teller
Pousette-Dart Band
The Ink Spots
The Helium Brothers
The Simms Brothers
The Sea The Sea
Aztec Two Step
Beaver Brown
Good Rats
Laughing Dogs
Recordings:
Bobo and the Unusuals
Robert Crotty - Goin' Down the Wire, CDBABY.COM
Paul Belbusti
Norman Lamont
George Morgio
Hugh Birdsall
Michael Capezzone - The Learning Tree, CDBABY.COM
Ebin-Rose Trio - Bare Wires, Live at The Buttonwood Tree, Wind Pictures, Bright as the Sun
The Meadows Brothers
The Real Stormin' Norman
Stormin' Norman & Suzy
Jake & the Family Jewels
Rob Nelson
Robert Silverman
Alissa Bengston
The Modeans
The 1917 Jazz Band
The Bargain
Frank Critelli
Shandy Lawson
The Blake Street Gut Band
The Wyrd Brothers
Anne Marie Menta
Big Easy Rhythm
Swing'39