Ivan Funkboy Bodley

Bass player, bandmaster, world traveler, bon vivant, anti-socialite. 63 Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, 16 Broadway shows, Blues Hall of Fame inductee.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

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[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

Official Bon Scott 80th Birthday Bash!
Thurs, 7/9/26 @ 8pm, Cutting Room, NYC
All-star rock vocals. Powerhouse band. Hosted by Terrie Carr.
Tickets: https://t.co/0C57wetqy5
Your pal, Ivan, on Fender (MusicMan) bass & BVs;

photo: Laurie Bennett
@CuttingRoomNYC

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Friday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to play with The Classics at Verdi's of Westbury. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Saturday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to play a wedding down the Jersey shore. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass and conducting the combo.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It was Saturday night. So this could have only meant one thing! Time to play with Corey Glover's Soul Experience at The Falcon, Marlboro, NY. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

Photos: Anne Lewer Geyer

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

AC/DC BON SCOTT 80th BASH NYC Bass IVAN BODLEY Talks! https://t.co/y7N6ZI9E0H via @YouTube

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Sunday afternoon. So this can only mean two things! 2:30-5:30pm at a country club party in NJ. Then 9-10pm blues gig at Silvana in Harlem. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Friday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to play with Corey Glover's Soul Experience in Kennett Square, PA. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass and backing vocals.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

Fabulous review of "My Tascam" by Kid Ginseng featuring Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley on bass!

https://t.co/LtzV8EOjwC

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Saturday night. So this can only mean 800 things! Tonight is my career 800rh performance over to the on & off-Broad Way combined. About 600 on, 200 off if you're keeping score. "Rock of Ages" my first. "Little Shop of Horrors" my most recent. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Saturday afternoon. So this can only mean one thing! Time to sub in the pit at Little Shop of Horrors over to the off-Broad Way at 2 & 8pm. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Thursday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to sub in the pit at Little Shop of Horrors over to the off-Broad Way tonight, Fri. 5/8, and both shows Sat. 5/9. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Saturday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to play a wedding in CT. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass and conducting the combo.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Thursday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to feed Audrey II by subbing in the pit of "Little Shop of Horrors" over to the (off) Broad Way. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass tonight (4/30) as well as Fri. 5/1, Thurs. 5/7, Fri. 5/8, and Sat. 5/9.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Saturday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to play with The Tokens (pictured), The Duprees, La La Brooks (of The Crystals), Brian Hyland, and The Skyliners at Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, NY. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Wednesday night. So this can only mean one thing! Time to play with Supersonic Blonde at the Red Lion 10pm-1am. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It was Saturday night. So that could only mean one thing! Time to play w. Corey Glover's Soul Experience & special guest, Vernon Reid, at My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY, on Living Colour's "Love Rears Its Ugly Head." Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass and BVs.

Video: Wayne Albanese

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

Congrats to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2026! Through NO effort on my part, my tally of inductees raises to 63. Pictured c/w from top: Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden), Billy Idol, & Sade. Note: I never played with Sade. I worked for her record label.

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It was Saturday night. So that could have only meant one thing! Time to sit in w. Corey Glover & Vernon Reid duo at My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY, on the Living Colour classic, "Open Letter to a Landlord." Your pal, Ivan, on doghouse bass and backing vocals.

Video: Philip Tully

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It was Saturday night. So that could have only meant one thing! Time to sit in with the Corey Glover and Vernon Reid acoustic duo at My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY. Your pal, Ivan, on doghouse bass and backing vocals. 

Photo: Dan Kottman

[Ivan Funkboy Bodley @funkboynyc]

It's Sat. night. So this can only mean one thing! Time for Soul Experience feat. Corey Glover, My Father's Place in Roslyn, NY. Special guest acoustic duo set by w. Vernon Reid. Your pal, Ivan, on Fender bass. Oh, and I'm bringing the doghouse too, you know, just in case...