George Schuller The Schulldogs

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SCHULLDOGS featuring Ed Schuller, bass George Schuller, drums If there's a terrain... that requires some serious trekking, then you should know about the Schulldogs. They have been tearin' up the New York improvisational scene for the past four years at such downtown haunts as the Knitting Factory, Cornelia St. Cafe, Internet Cafe and Tonic. Recent tours have brought them to the Southwestern United States as well as appearances at festivals in Germany, Poland, Italy and Finland. With a front line that boasts of Herb Robertson (trumpet) and Rich Perry (tenor sax) and a brother-driven rhythm section of Ed Schuller (bass) and George Schuller (drummer, leader), the Schulldogs have been described as "the best band you never heard...... a band that integrates bloodthirsty soloing and tight ensemble work within a bright and modernistic compositional approach. Schooled, knowing musicians, they're all connoisseurs of that point where form implodes and then recoheres." From its inception, the Schulldogs performed as a loose-limbed trio --- tenor duties were shared between the legendary George Garzone and Tony Malaby, coupled with a revolving bass chair of brother Ed Schuller and Mark "the other brother" Helias. However, the quartet was born from a need to know basis --- to pit Garzone with the younger Malaby side by side, and to christen the brotherhood backcourt with one common family name. It left no doubt that "tenor madness" still reigns supreme amongst those diehard fans o

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