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Todd Wolfe
guitar, lead vocals read bio |
Dave Hollingsworth III
drums read bio |
Michael Fossa
keyboards read bio |
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Suavek Zaniesienko
bass & backing vocals read bio |
The Others
past players read bio |
 More Todd Wolfe |
Todd began playing on the New York scene back in 1979 with his band, Troy &
the Tornados performing in rooms such as the Lone Star Cafe, The Ritz, My Father's Place, Lamour's, The Chance, Tramps, Rodeo Bar and probably any hole in
the wall in the NYC area that would book the Tornados.
Todd or 'Troy' and company opened for a bevy of acts such as, Johnny Winter, Robin Trower, The Neville Bros., Son Seals, Dickey Betts, Omar & the Howlers, Gregg Allman, The Outlaws, Smithereens, Zebra, and his first opener back in 1980 , Albert Collins! Todd decided to head west in 1990 to write and record a demo with a then unknown backup singer named Sheryl Crow. After having that demo passed on by some major labels and not generating much interest after one show case performance, Todd decided to stay in Los Angeles to record and tour with former Textone, Carla Olson. Todd continued to record and perform with Carla and gig with his own blues trio and kept busy scoring soundtracks for the Playboy Channel. Sheryl in the meantime, had finished her first album, 'Tuesday Night Music Club' and needed a guitarist for her touring band which she put together in June of 1993 so, Todd came on board and remained until February of 1998 and in that time Crow and her band featuring Wolfe, romped around the world several times having toured with the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker, Page & Plant among others. In 1996, Todd relocated back to the NYC area and with Eric Massimino, Mike Lawrence and Crow band mate Scott Bryan founded A & M Record's MOJOSON, a modern blend of psychedelic Rock and Blues. Since the Universal takeover of the Polygram group left new A & M acts like Mojoson in limbo, Todd elected to leave the label and dissolve Mojoson, putting his energies into Wolfe, which was born during the downtime from Sheryl Crow tours. They are an edgy, adventurous, boundary pushing quartet who mix original material with Howlin' Wolf and Robert Johnson chestnuts. Wolfe consist of Eric Massimino on bass, Dave Hollingsworth on drums and John Cree on percussion. Between touring and recording commitments, Wolfe continues to play dates from coast to coast and across the Atlantic. They have shared the bill with the likes of The Allman Brothers, Black Crowes, Blues Traveler, Dickey Betts, Peter Frampton, Sonny Landreth, Mountain, Johnny Winter, Wishbone Ash, and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers to name a few. Wolfe with his former lineup, The Todd Wolfe Blues Project, who had hosted the renowned blues jam at New York's premier blues club, Manny's Carwash for several years, recorded their well received, "Live from Manny's Carwash" CD. The following year Wolfe recorded their self titled studio debut which was released in Europe by Ulftone Music and in the USA by OkraTone Records to critical acclaim! One of the tracks off of this album, 'Light Of Day' was covered the following year by Deborah Coleman. Todd's favorite color is merlot, enjoys nude mule rides and his favorite food is banana teriyake pizza. Read more about Todd |
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As an infant, Dave's relentless beating on his mom's sofa through his
toddler years not only started to drive the family mad but created an
unhealthy, polluted atmosphere in the home due to the constant dust cloud.
Dave's parents had no choice but to buy him a set of drums...louder yes, but
easier to breathe! It wasn't long before Dave was winning music awards at
school by participating in Jazz Band, Dixieland Band & The Symphonic
Orchestra.
Being an 'Overseas Brat' landed Dave in Munich, Germany where he cut his teeth performing live in Rock, Jazz, Blues & Fusion bands which has helped in developing a vast & wide drumming vocabulary. Dave's musical influences are varied as well, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, Tony Williams, Buddy Rich and even the great composer, Stravinsky, have played a part in Dave's development as a musician. After moving back to the States in 1984 Dave played with various bands in and around the live scene in Washington D.C. before eventually moving to the Bethlehem area recently where he was snatched up quickly by Todd, for drum duties in Todd Wolfe's Blues Project. "I saw Dave playing with a local blues band and found his approach to be heavier and more varied than the average blues drummer so I asked him to sit in with us and the rest they say...is history!" |
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MICHAEL FOSSA is a native of Poconos PA. He lived in Austin TX 1976-1980. Started classical lessons at 8, church organ in grades 9 and 10, and his first rock band at 15. Influences include: Nicky Hopkins, Leon Russell, Johnnie Johnson, Jimmy Smith, Otis Spawn, T. Monk, Chick Corea, Dr John, Chuck Levell. Besides working with Wolfethe past couple of years, Michael has also worked with Eric Burdon, G.E. Smith, Robbie Krieger, Double Trouble rhythm section, Lenny Kaye, Jimmy Vivino, Al Kooper, Little Milton, Peter Karp, Debbie Davis, Shemikia Copeland, and Cesar Diaz. His rootsy, bluesy influences lead as much as his B-3 organ and piano stylings to the Bluesadelic Jam sound of Wolfe. (photo © D.Shatto/chateaustudios.com) |
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SUAVEK ZANIESIENKO started studying music at the age of 6. He learned how to play bass guitar when he was 14. In his early twenties, Suavek played in bands which varied in styles from rock, jazz to country music. Between the years of 1979-1985, Suavek studied classical music in Olsztyn Music School in Poland, where he graduated from double bass class. During that time he'd played, periodically in the Olsztyn Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1988, Suavek visited the USA, taking lessons from one of the best bass teachers in NYC, Patrick Pfeiffer. He finally moved permanently to US in 1990 and lived in New York, where he played with variety of bands. Since 2001 he's lived in Eastern PA. Suavek received awards for Best Bass Guitar Player in the Lehigh Valley Music Awards, 2006 and 2008. He joined Wolfe in April 2007. |
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