History Exploding Star Orchestra

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

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