Pith Balls and Inclined Planes
Released: Jun 1, 2000
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Released: Jun 1, 2000
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Pith Balls and Inclined Planes is mostly Jeff Kaiser's project (he's even responsible for the CD's design). The Californian trumpeter teamed up with Ernesto Diaz-Infante to improvise the material...
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The Alchemical Mass/Suite Solutio
Released: October 2004
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Released: October 2004
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Jeff Kaiser's most ambitious project to date, "The Alchemical Mass" is a 33-minute work for a large group of avant-garde musicians/improvisers (the Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet) and mixed chorus (the...
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13 Themes for a Triskaidekaphobic
Released: 2003
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Released: 2003
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Certain things can just be counted on when it comes to a large ensemble effort organized by Jeff Kaiser. First off, many avant-garde players associated with the Los Angeles music scene will take...
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The Order of Her Bones
Released: 2002
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Released: 2002
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The duo of brass virtuoso Jeff Kaiser and percussion master Brad Dutz is a pair that seems unlikely on paper given the investigative nature of the music found on The Order of Her Bones. But it is...
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17 Themes for Ockodektet
Released: 2002
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Released: 2002
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It is unclear what an "ockodektet" exactly is, but this unit of 17 musicians sports a radically free improvisatory aesthetic that combines the thrust of a traditional big jazz band with the...
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Asphalt Buddhas
Released: 1999
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Released: 1999
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This duo hooks their instruments through all manner of electronic processing and sometimes seem to be playing extended solos at the same time. The combination of what they are doing has more of an...
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