Either/Orchestra

Either/Orchestra
Formed: 1985
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Styles: Post-Bop, Experimental Big Band, Progressive Jazz, World Fusion, Modern Big Band, Mainstream Jazz
Group Members: Charlie Kohlhase, Dan Fox, John Carlson, Andrew D'Angelo, Jerry Deupree, John Dirac, Russ Gershon, Tom Halter, Russell Jewell, John Medeski, ...View All
Biography: On-and-off for over 15 years, Boston's ten-piece Either/Orchestra has performed engagingly idiosyncratic large-ensemble jazz while serving as a formative workshop for musicians who have received significant popular and critical recognition in their post-E/O careers. Since the band's inception in 1985, ...Read full biography
The Brunt
Released: 1993
Label: Accurate Jazz
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At the time of their formation the Either/Orchestra asked, "Why should a seven-horn band only limit themselves in ensembles to playing three basic parts (for trumpets, trombones, and reeds) when having ...Read full review
Ethiopiques, Vol. 20: Either/Orchestra Live in Addis
Released: 2005
Label: Buda Musique
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Critics have not been kind to the current music scene in Ethiopia, where modern technology is generally seen to be sapping the regional music of its best and most distinctive characteristics without bringing ...Read full review
More Either/Orchestra albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (1)
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