Exploding Star Orchestra
Exploding Star Orchestra: In 2005, cornetist Rob Mazurek was approached by … Read Full Bio ↴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
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
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