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Donkey: Show

Read "Show" reviewed by Richard Moule


Despite the unfortunate name, Hans Fjellestad and Damon Holzborn don’t make asses themselves here.On this series of live recordings, these two members of San Diego’s Trummerflora Collective explore the netherworld of electroacoustic improvisation, noise art and free form jazz. The majority of these pieces might be interpreted as simply being soundscapes but these aren’t passive synthesized washes. There is astringent, menacing tone to them. Fjellestad and Holzborn manipulate their hard wired instruments with a bracing intensity, shifting between ...

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Performance / Tour

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys - 2015 Summer Tour & New CD! June 10 - August 17

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys - 2015 Summer Tour & New CD!  June 10 - August 17

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

New CD Release: July 7th A Fine Romance" featuring Alia Shawkat—Get It Now On Indiegogo On June 10th the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys left the Big Easy for their tour of the U.S. and Europe. During the tour, the band will be releasing an album recorded earlier this year with actress Alia Shawkat. The new release—A Fine Romance EP—pays homage to the classic Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong duets. It will be released on July 7th in conjunction with their ...

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New Orleans Swamp Donkeys - 2 New CDs - Summer Tour

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys - 2 New CDs - Summer Tour

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

New New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Two Hot New Studio Releases “Facebook Song" Takes Off “Charleston" & Other Classics Dazzle June 2014 NYC Schedule Including B.B. King's - June 9 May 2014 - Fresh off their appearance at JazzFest 2014, the hottest new jazz band in the Big Easy-The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys-have taken the bold step of simultaneously releasing two studio albums. Their first, entitled “Swamp Donkey," consists of a dozen standards from the early 20th century canon-rendered ...

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Recording

The Spanish Donkey -Xyx (Northern Spy, 2011) ****

The Spanish Donkey -Xyx (Northern Spy, 2011) ****

Source: Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels

By Paul Acquaro You could try approaching XYX actively listening to every nuance and rhythmic shift, analyzing and digesting every note. Or, you could let it wash over you, letting its sonic sandpaper exfoliate your mind. Either way, you will not be able to escape the tingling rawness it inflicts. I've tried both approaches, during the same listening session. The tracks “Mid-Evil" and “XYX," coming in at 38 and 22 minutes respectively, give ample time to tune in and out, ...

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Contest

Enter the "Dom Minasi - The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey" Giveaway

Enter the "Dom Minasi - The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Dom Minasi—The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey“ digital download giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on March 6th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Dom Minasi at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Liner Notes from The Bird, The Girl And The Donkey Once upon a time a young girl walked alongside a dirt road carrying a bundle. ...

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Recording

The Dom Minasi Sextet Releases "The Bird, The Girl and The Donkey" as digital download

The Dom Minasi Sextet Releases "The Bird, The Girl and The Donkey" as digital download

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services


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Beat the Donkey Valentine's Day performance in NYC

Beat the Donkey Valentine's Day performance in NYC

Source: All About Jazz

SATURDAY, February 14, Valentine's Day 9 pm @ MAKOR 35 West 67th St. between Central Park West & Columbus Ave. ticket : $15

Brazilian by birth, New Yorker by choice, charismatic, electrifying percussionist, CYRO BAPTISTA leads his unstoppable ensemble of drummers, percussionists and dancers, called BEAT THE DONKEY.

BEAT THE DONKEY is a wild world-beat percussion ensemble that blends and beats up a bewitching stage stew of untamed percussion mixed with dance, ...

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