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, Shannon Lay,

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, Good For Cows,

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, and others. Hoff has also released three albums of solo and multi-tracked contrabass material—''Solo Bass'' (2009), ''Baile as Baile'' (2019), and ''Sigils'' (2018).

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named ''Solo Bass'' as one of her top 5 favorite albums of all time.

Selected discography

Devin Hoff - solo * ''Solo Bass'' (2009) * ''Sigils'' (2018) *''Baile as Baile'' (2019) *''Beautiful Radiant Things'' (2019) Caustics * ''Touch'' (2020) Julia Holter * '' Loud City Song'' (2013) * '' In the Same Room'' (2017) * '' Have You in My Wilderness'' (2015) * ''Aviary'' (2018) Shannon Lay * ''Living Water'' (2017) The Nels Cline Singers * ''

Instrumentals A backing track is an audio recording on audiotape, CD or a digital recording medium or a MIDI recording of synthesized instruments, sometimes of purely rhythmic accompaniment, often of a rhythm section or other accompaniment parts that live mu ...

'' (2002) * '' The Giant Pin'' (2004) * '' Draw Breath'' (2007) * '' Initiate'' (2010)

* ''

New Monastery ''New Monastery'' (subtitled ''A View Into the Music of Andrew Hill'') is an album by American guitarist Nels Cline performing compositions by Andrew Hill which was released in September 2006 on the Cryptogramophone label. Reception The Allmusi ...

'' (2006) * ''

Dirty Baby ''Dirty Baby'' (stylized as ''DIRTY BABY'') is an album by American guitarist Nels Cline performing compositions inspired by Edward Ruscha, which was released in October 2010 on the Cryptogramophone label. ''Dirty Baby'' is also the name of a mul ...

'' (2010) *'' Lovers'' (Blue Note, 2016) ROVA + The Nels Cline Singers * ''

The Celestial Septet ''The Celestial Septet'' is an album by The Nels Cline Singers and Rova Saxophone Quartet which was released in March 2010 on the New World label.

'' (2010) Good for Cows * ''Good for Cogs'' (2001) * ''Less Than or Equal To'' (2003) * ''Bebop Fantasy'' (2004) * ''10th Anniversary Concert'' (2008) * ''Audumla'' (2010) Ether Feather * ''Devil Shadowless Hand'' (2019)

Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wai ...

* ''Songs of Resistance'' (2018)

Miho Hatori is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician. She is best known as a solo artist, co-founder of New York City band Cibo Matto, and as the first person to provide the voice of Noodle in the virtual band Gorillaz, as well as for her work with t ...

* ''Miss Info'' (2018) * ''New Optimism'' (2018) David Lord * ''Forest Standards'' (2018)

Tara Jane O'Neil Tara Jane O'Neil (born November 22, 1972) (surname sometimes written as "ONeil"; sometimes credited as TJO) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, audio recording engineer, and visual artist based out of Los Angeles, California, Unite ...

* ''Tara Jane O'Neil'' (2017) Deerhoof * '' Mountain Moves'' (2017) Redressers * ''To Each According...'' (2004) Wholphin DVD magazine, No. 7 * ''Look at the Sun'' (short film soundtrack) (2008) Steven Bernstein * ''Diaspora Suite'' (2008)

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redma ...

* ''Let Me Down Easy'' (soundtrack for

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play) (2008)

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, Darren Johnston, Devin Hoff,

Ches Smith Gordon McChesney "Ches" Smith is an American musician, whose primary instruments are drums, percussion, and vibraphone. He recorded and performed an album of his own solo percussion pieces entitled ''Congs for Brums'' (2006). In 2010 he release ...

* ''Reasons for Moving'' (2007)

Mary Halvorson Mary Halvorson (born October 16, 1980) is an American avant-garde jazz composer and guitarist from Brookline, Massachusetts. Among her many collaborations, she has: led a trio with and Ches Smith, and a quintet with the addition of Jon Irabag ...

, Jessica Pavone,

, Devin Hoff * ''Calling All Portraits'' (2008) Carla Bozulich ''(feat.

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and ''Stardust'' (1978 ...

)'' * ''

The Red Headed Stranger ''The Red Headed Stranger'' is an interpretation by Carla Bozulich of Willie Nelson's 1975 multi-platinum album '' Red Headed Stranger'', released digitally and on CD by DiCristina Stair Builders in 2003. Nelson appears on three tracks. In 2016, ...

'' (2003) Evangelista * ''The Prince of Truth'' (2009)

Ben Goldberg Ben Goldberg is an American clarinet player and composer. Career In the early 1990s, Ben Goldberg performed alongside electric bassist Dan Seamans and percussionist Kenny Wollesen as the New Klezmer Trio. They went on to produce three albums a ...

* ''The Door, the Hat, the Chair, the Fact'' (2006) Howard Wiley * ''Angola Project'' (2006) Odessa Chen * ''Ballad of Paper Ships'' (2006) * ''The Archives'' (2011)

Sean Hayes Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for playing Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, and one American Co ...

* ''

Flowering Spade ''Flowering Spade'' is the fifth album by Sean Hayes. It was released in 2007. ''Flowering Spade'' is Hayes' first album recorded in a studio. Hayes authored all thirteen songs. Ches Smith, Shahzad Ismaily, Devin Hoff, Todd Roper, Ara Anderson, ...

'' (2007) * ''

Run Wolves Run ''Run Wolves Run'' is the sixth album by Sean Hayes. It was released on March 16, 2010. Track listing # "When We Fall In" # "Open Up A Window" # "Garden" # "Powerful Stuff" # "So Down" # "Gunnin" # "Shake Your Body" # "Me And My Girl" # "One Day ...

'' (2010) AwkWard with

* ''In Progress'' (2018)

References

External links

Devin Hoff CD Reviews – East Bay ExpressDevin Hoff - DiscogsDevin Hoff official website
Living people Avant-garde jazz musicians American rock bass guitarists Singers from Colorado Guitarists from Colorado American male bass guitarists 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Year of birth missing (living people) The Nels Cline Singers members NoBusiness Records artists {{double-bassist-stub