kc Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 PJC presents Thrill Jockey recording artists' the EXPLODING STAR ORCHESTRA ROB MAZUREK - cornet & electronics NICOLE MITCHELL - flutes MATT BAUDER - bass clarinet & tenor saxophone JASON ADASIEWICZ - vibraphone JASON AJEMIAN - acoustic bass MIKE REED - drums & percussion Additional Bio info about the group can be obtained here: http://www.thrilljockey.com/assets/library/10140/Exploding%20Star%20Orchestra.pdf Bio info on Rob can be obtained here: http://www.robmazurek.com/bio/ with special guest KEROSENE DAYDREAM http://www.myspace.com/kerosenedaydream New York Times Review By NATE CHINEN Published: January 21, 2007 Exploding Star Orchestra The cornetist Rob Mazurek originally convened his Exploding Star Orchestra for a commissioned concert a year and a half ago at Millennium Park in Chicago. "We Are All From Somewhere Else" (Thrill Jockey), the group's phantasmagorical first album, was recorded in a studio some time later with many of the same musicians. Mr. Mazurek, a Chicago native who now lives in Brazil, divides the album neatly into two suites, each with its own whimsically oblique story line. (Sting rays, phoenixes and the violent energies of the universe are involved.) Writing for 14 pieces, he employs strategies somehow evocative of both Lalo Schifrin and Andrew Hill. Swirling action is his strong suit, even when the working conceit is a group improvisation against the recorded hum of electric eels. The flutist Nicole Mitchell and the guitarist Jeff Parker make the strongest individual impressions, along with Mr. Mazurek, who augments his cornet with electronics. But the orchestra itself demands a wide-angle focus. At times its multilayered sonic atmosphere suggests an expanded edition of the instrumental rock group Tortoise, with which it shares several members, including Mr. Parker. As engineered by John McEntire, another Tortoise transplant, this album comes across as a work of ambition, imagination and panache. FRIDAY, SEPT 7TH Pepper Jack's 38 King William St. Hamilton www.pepperjackcafe.com 9905)525-6666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 reading up on this earlier noticed this is the same dude from Sao Paulo Undergroundas that was probably the heaviest show I've seen at Pepperjacks would expect this'll be phenomenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Tonights show will no doubt be even more epic. Forgot to put the myspace link above...http://www.myspace.com/explodingstarorchestraFans of free jazz and complex rhythmic patterns would be dumb to miss this. yeah, I said DUMB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 \/\/illy, don't miss this showserious serious horn player... think late night New York City jazz vibe... amazing compositions... was speechless last time I saw these guys (with half as many players) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal_Tears Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 I might be able to get tehre for tonight!!! BUT i need a place to crash.. is it possable>> anyone got a floor or a couch i can use for a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 am sure there'll be somewhere or other to chill afterwards... is friday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 bump'ntonight will be epic... am still recovering from ghost town and poor to boot but is no way am missing ithope to see some there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggaemuffin Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Count me in!photoshoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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