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Project Z: Lincoln Memorial

Read "Lincoln Memorial" reviewed by David Miller


Warts and All, the title of the popular jamband Moe.'s series of full concert releases, signified that the whole thing was there, unedited, with mistakes, wrong turns, everything. Project Z leader Jimmy Herring is very familiar with this philosophy. His early musical education came on the road with Col. Bruce Hampton and his Aquarium Rescue Unit. Says Herring, "[Hampton]'d say, 'Life ain't always good. Why should music be?' If you're tapped into it and you're really giving it ...

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Project Z's Daring Jazz Release of 2005

Project Z's Daring Jazz Release of 2005

Source: All About Jazz

Perhaps the most musically daring experiment of the year was conducted by guitarist Jimmy Herring (formerly of the Aquarium Rescue Unit and the Allman Brothers Band and currently of Phil Lesh & Friends and the Dead). Together with his group Project Z, the phenomenal guitarist combined aspects of the jam-band scene with more aggressive, free-form elements that were jointly inspired by Ornette Coleman and the band's musical guru, Col. Bruce Hampton. On Lincoln Memorial, its long-awaited follow-up to 2000's self-titled ...

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Jimmy Herring, Greg Osby, Jeff Sipe and more on Project Z

Jimmy Herring, Greg Osby, Jeff Sipe and more on Project Z

Source: All About Jazz

2005 Release on AbstractLogix from ace guitarist Jimmy Herring as he partners up with his long time friends Jeff Sipe (Apt Q258) on drums, Jason Crosby on keyboards and departed friend Ricky Keller on bass. One of the most surprising additions to this project is Blue Note Recording artist Greg Osby on alto sax. The band is Project Z and the music is beyond categorization. Short Review As a followup to its auspicious, self-titled debut from 2000, Project ...

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Lincoln Memorial

Abstract Logix
2005

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