Live At Adler Planetarium
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On March 24, 2023 Rob Mazurek assembled his endlessly psychedelic and explorative large ensemble Exploding Star Orchestra under the dome of Chicagos Adler Planetarium to perform material from their recently released album Lightning Dreamers along with a number of new pieces. A digital projection flashed an ever-changing stream of vividly colored, abstract shapes derived from Mazureks paintings and animations over the audiences heads, while the Orchestra, which on this night numbered eight musicians besides its leader, transformed the stylistically disparate pieces from Lightning Dreamers into an enveloping maelstrom. Electric pianists Angelica Sanchez and Craig Taborn pushed layers of plush texture back and forth over the intricate, tripartite grooves of bassist Ingebrigt Hker Flaten and two drummers, Chad Taylor and Gerald Cleaver. Mazureks trumpets and wordless cries, Tomeka Reids cello and Nicole Mitchells flute and voice periodically surfaced out of the flow, issuing sharp, energetic statements, while Damon Locks proclamations flickered in and out of the mix like an erratic signal from some interstellar radio announcer. Together, they reimagined the brooding sound of Miles Davis Bitches Brew as a force for transcendent uplift.
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Catalogue Number: IARC0087LPFormat: Vinyl LP
Artist: Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra
Release Date: 04 October 2024
Genre: Jazz
Label: International Anthem
Distributor: MGM Music
