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Bobby Previte's Coalition of the Willing performs "Ministry of Truth"

Niagara Falls native Bobby Previte is one of the most successful local boys made good this area can boast about. Hailed by the Village Voice as “A serious composer with the heart of a roadhouse rocker,” Previte has been part of New York City’s downtown music scene for more than 25 years, since moving to Greenwich Village in 1979. An international player who has released more than 15 records in his long and varied career, he is a graduate of UB’s Music Department where he studied alongside John Cage and under the tutelage of the esteemed Jan Williams. Having composed for films, operas and countless collaborations, Previte is currently involved in a number of projects: Dialed In, a solo electronic drum show; Constellations Ensemble, a chamber group; Strike, a new quartet that includes Marco Benevento; and the Coalition of the Willing, which features guitar great Charlie Hunter, saxophonics whiz Skerik (of Critters Buggin’), organist Robert Walter and of course Previte on drums. The next venture for the legendary percussionist is a co-production with playwright/director Andrea Kleine called The Separation. An examination of religion and society, The Separation is a multimedia work that is scheduled to be performed at Hallwall’s in February 2007.

Tuesday, November 14 at 7pm (doors). Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St.

(842-0167) www.thebuffaloicon.com. $15-$18

(tickets.com, Tops markets)