Exploding Star Orchestra

about

Exploding Star Orchestra: In 2005, cornetist Rob Mazurek was approached by The Chicago Cultural Center and the Jazz Institute to put together a group that would represent the more contemporary / avant-garde side of sound in Chicago for a concert in Millennium Park’s Frank Gehry-designed concert hall. The music was conceptualized/composed in Manaus Brazil, Fontevraud, France and Chicago, and developed over more than a dozen performances of the Orchestra before it was recorded by John McEntire at his Soma Studio in Chicago. Musicians participating in the project: Rob Mazurek – Composer, Director, Cornet, Electronics Nicole Mitchell – Flutes, Voice Jeb Bishop - Trombone Corey Wilkes - Flugelhorn Josh Berman - Cornet Matt Bauder - Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone Jeff Parker - Guitar Jim Baker – Piano, ARP Synthesizer, Pianette Jason Adasiewicz - Vibraphone John McEntire – Marimba, Tubular Bells, Edits, Recording Engineer Matt Lux - Electric Bass Guitar Jason Ajemian - Acoustic Bass Mike Reed – Drums, Percussion, Saw John Herndon - Drums Bill Dixon - Trumpet Discography: We Are All From Somewhere Else (Thrill Jockey, 2007) Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra (Thrill Jockey, 2008) Stars Have Shapes (Delmark, 2010) Links: www.thrilljockey.com/artists/index.html?id=10140 www.myspace.com/explodingstarorchestra User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

albums

We Are All From Somewhere Else

Stars Have Shapes

Holy Mountains

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We are all from somewhere else.

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we are all from somewhere else-

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The Mountain Speaks

Matter Anti-Matter

Bill Dixon With Exploding Star Orchestra

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Mind The Gap 67

Dimensional Stardust

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The Green Mill, 10 nov. 2007

Lightning Dreamers