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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:
Exploding Star Orchestra (2007)
Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra (2008)

Links:
www.thrilljockey.com/artists/index.html?id=10140
www.myspace.com/explodingstarorchestra

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jazz, free jazz, experimental, avant-garde jazz, avant-jazz
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1	Black Sun	11
2	Cosmic Tomes for Sleep Walking Lovers, Part 5	10
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4	Cosmic Tomes for Sleep Walking Lovers, Part 2	4
4	String Ray and The Beginning Of Time, Pt. 1	4
8	Sting Ray and the Beginning of Time, Part 3 (Psycho-Tropic Electric Eel Dream)	3
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8	Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers, Pt. 2	3
8	Cosmic Tomes For Sleep Walking Lovers, Pt. 3	3
12	Sting Ray and the Beginning of Time Part 3 (Psycho-Tropic Electric Eel Dream)	2
12	Sting Ray And the Beginning of Time (Part 1)	2
12	String Ray and The Beginning Of Time, Pt. 4	2
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ratilas wrote:
July 2009

needs moar releases

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betrazivis wrote:
July 2009

top

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patman2769 wrote:
March 2009

So good.

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lady-akne wrote:
August 2008

next week, on Saturday (6th, Sept) Exploding Star Orchestra is comming to Polnad, Lodz and gives the great concert. It's really good news!!!! I found the info on the site of Festiwal of Four Cultures or something. I'm still not sure if Bill Dixon is comming or not - but anyway it is a great event.

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BackwardsBoy wrote:
May 2008

unbelievable

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zackgress wrote:
March 2008

cool! real instruments!

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messo wrote:
January 2008

New album coming February the 5th, a colab with Bill Dixon. Already fully streamable on Thrilljockey: http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/index.html?id=102311

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lunacode wrote:
January 2008

Q!

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sawaawawa wrote:
January 2008

magnificent!

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FanThom wrote:
November 2007

Ha ha I'll be in concert on Monday! youpiiiii:)

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SixShooterSam wrote:
September 2007

this stuff is pretty good, I think I like the Chicago Underground Quartet stuff better though, I'm unsure for the time being.

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caldas_felipe wrote:
July 2007

http://www.last.fm/group/Rob+Mazurek

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caldas_felipe wrote:
July 2007

Great music. Rob Mazurek is a visionary artist...

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farbror_traktor wrote:
April 2007

I like this a lot. This music takes me on an exciting adventure and I like that.

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yagood wrote:
April 2007

People, fix your tags, it should be <title>, Part X, not <title> Pt. X, <title> (Part X) or whatever!

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BackwardsBoy wrote:
March 2007

Needs more attention, amazing stuff

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vitreus wrote:
February 2007

facinating. i look forward to hearing this group.

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messo wrote:
January 2007

Exactly my thoughts David :)

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david-deadfish wrote:
January 2007

WOW!!!!what a mega-project...... thank rob mazurek, the chicago connection: ken vandermark etc....

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