Mendoza / Hoff REVELS

BROOKLYN MARATHON @ UNION POOL

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Mendoza Hoff Revels is a New York City-based quartet that offers a powerful meld of 21st century progressive rock played by punk rockers with master-level improvisational skills and a deep vanguard jazz. They compose memorable originals abundant with catchy riffs, vamps, melodies, and grooves. Founded and led by guitarist/composer Ava Mendoza and bassist Devin Hoff, its other members include saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and drummer Ches Smith. Echolocation, their 2023 AUM Fidelity debut, offered eight compositions credited equally to Hoff and Mendoza, who co-produced.

Ava Mendoza is an acclaimed guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her playing is celebrated for an idiosyncratic, highly original technique and a visceral dynamic. She leads the experimental rock band Unnatural Ways and records solo. Her many credits include recordings with William Hooker, Nels Cline, John Zorn, Negativland, and William Parker.

Bassist/composer Devin Hoff has worked extensively with creative musicians & bands ranging from Sharon Van Etten and Julia Holter to Nels Cline and Yoko Ono. He has appeared on over 100 recordings and has performed all over the globe.