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On the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Downbeat Magazine says:
"People are intruiged by their small city bred blend of spontaneous
jazz and spaced out funk...the band of 20 somethings was born out
a messianic devotion to the idea that jaz means improvisation. They
thrive on risk, often creating spontaneous compostions on stage."
Coming off their critically acclaimed release "Welcome
Home," (2000) on Accurate
records (Medeski, Martin, &
Wood, Morpine, and The Jazz Mandolin
Project) the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's
latest release "Self Is Gone"
demonstrates what they are all about. JFJO
pulls influences from nearly every genre of music, from legendary
jazz saxaphonist John Coltrane,
experimental music pioneer Sun Ra
to the electric excitement of Jimi Hendrix,
it doesn't matter! JFJO stands tall on that thin line between improvisational
jaz & body shakin' groove.
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