Devra Hoff

Devra Hoff is an American bassist, composer and arranger. She^[a] has collaborated with Julia Holter,^[2] Nels Cline,^[3] Sharon Van Etten,^[4] Shannon Lay,^[5] Cibo Matto,^[6] Kira Roessler,^[7]^[6] Good for Cows, Xiu Xiu,^[6] 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). Laurie Anderson named Solo Bass as one of her top 5 favorite albums of all time.^[8]

Selected discography

Devra Hoff - solo

Solo Bass (2009)
Sigils (2018)
Baile as Baile (2019)
Beautiful Radiant Things (2019)

Caustics

Touch (2020)^[9]

Julia Holter

Loud City Song (2013)
In the Same Room (2017)
Have You in My Wilderness (2015)
Aviary (2018)
Something in the Room She Moves (2024)

Shannon Lay

Living Water (2017)^[10]

The Nels Cline Singers

Instrumentals (2002)^[11]
The Giant Pin (2004)^[12]
Draw Breath (2007)^[13]
Initiate (2010)^[14]

Nels Cline

New Monastery (2006)^[15]
Dirty Baby (2010)^[16]
Lovers (Blue Note, 2016)^[17]

ROVA + The Nels Cline Singers

The Celestial Septet (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

Songs of Resistance (2018)

Miho Hatori

Miss Info (2018)
New Optimism (2018)

David Lord

Forest Standards (2018)

Tara Jane O'Neil

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

Let Me Down Easy (soundtrack for Anna Deavere Smith play) (2008)

Fred Frith, Larry Ochs, Darren Johnston, Devra Hoff, Ches Smith

Reasons for Moving (2007)

Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone, Ches Smith, Devra Hoff

Calling All Portraits (2008)

Carla Bozulich (feat. Willie Nelson)

The Red Headed Stranger (2003)

Evangelista

The Prince of Truth (2009)

Ben Goldberg

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

Flowering Spade (2007)
Run Wolves Run (2010)

AwkWard with Kira Roessler

In Progress (2018)

References

^ Hoff uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.^[1] This article uses she/her for consistency.

^ "Devra Hoff". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 8, 2024. Devra Hoff (she/they, fka devin hoff)
^ Chris (October 26, 2018). "Julia Holter x gorilla vs. bear takeover: Devin Hoff". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ "Devin Hoff". Bay Improviser. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Thompson, Stephen (October 7, 2019). "Sharon Van Etten: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.org. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Shannon Lay: I'm Wailing for Everybody!". larecord.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Devin Hoff". New Music USA. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Cohan, Brad (February 14, 2019). "Bass Wars". Rock and Roll Globe. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ CAS (February 9, 2021). "Laurie Anderson's Top Five Albums of All Time". Classic Album Sundays. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "Stream Caustics' Touch - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Shannon Lay – Living Water (2017, Vinyl), retrieved February 12, 2021
^ "The Nels Cline Singers - Instrumentals". Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ The Nels Cline Singers – The Giant Pin (2004, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021
^ "The Nels Cline Singers - Draw Breath". Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ The Nels Cline Singers – Initiate (2010, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021
^ Nels Cline – New Monastery (A View Into The Music Of Andrew Hill) (2006, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021
^ "Nels Cline - Dirty Baby". Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Nels Cline – Lovers (2016, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021

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[2] Hoff uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.^[1] This article uses she/her for consistency.

[1] "Devra Hoff". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 8, 2024. Devra Hoff (she/they, fka devin hoff)

[3] Chris (October 26, 2018). "Julia Holter x gorilla vs. bear takeover: Devin Hoff". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[4] "Devin Hoff". Bay Improviser. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[5] Thompson, Stephen (October 7, 2019). "Sharon Van Etten: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.org. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[6] "Shannon Lay: I'm Wailing for Everybody!". larecord.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[:0-7] "Devin Hoff". New Music USA. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[8] Cohan, Brad (February 14, 2019). "Bass Wars". Rock and Roll Globe. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[9] CAS (February 9, 2021). "Laurie Anderson's Top Five Albums of All Time". Classic Album Sundays. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[10] "Stream Caustics' Touch - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[11] Shannon Lay – Living Water (2017, Vinyl), retrieved February 12, 2021

[12] "The Nels Cline Singers - Instrumentals". Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[13] The Nels Cline Singers – The Giant Pin (2004, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021

[14] "The Nels Cline Singers - Draw Breath". Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[15] The Nels Cline Singers – Initiate (2010, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021

[16] Nels Cline – New Monastery (A View Into The Music Of Andrew Hill) (2006, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021

[17] "Nels Cline - Dirty Baby". Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[18] Nels Cline – Lovers (2016, CD), retrieved February 12, 2021

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