Exploding Star Orchestra – Live at the Adler Planetarium

LP, International Anthem Recording Co, 2024

Recorded Live in the Grainger Sky Theater of Adler Planetarium, Chicago, March 24th, 2023.


Style: Cosmic Big Band, Jazz Fission, Cyber Jazz, Abstract Groove

Vibes: Futuristic, Communal, Triumphant, Cosmic, Surreal, Exploratory, Anthemic, Colorful, Mystical, Poetic, Brooding, Uplifting

Musical Qualities: Polyphonic, Dense, Collective Improvisation, Lush, Progressive, Rhythmic, Spoken Word, Suite, Live


Personnel:

Rob Mazurek – director, composer, trumpet, bells, voice
Tomeka Reid – cello, electronics
Craig Taborn – wurlitzer, moog matriarch
Nicole Mitchell – flute, voice, electronics
Chad Taylor – drums

Angelica Sanchez – wurlitzer electric piano, moog sub 37
Damon Locks – voice, electronics, samplers
Gerald Cleaver – drums
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – upright bass



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