Midweek pick, March 6th, 2024: The return of The Fully Celebrated Orchestra
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The Fully Celebrated Orchestra: Sob Story (Relative Pitch) Jim Hobbs: alto saxophone, compositions Timo Shanko: double bass Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet Luther Gray: drums Ian Ayers: guitar Saxophonist Jim Hobbs and bassist Timo Shanko started The Fully Celebrated Orchestra in Boston in the late 80s, playing “free jazz at punk rock clubs and street corners”. Over the years, they have has also released music under the names Jim Hobbs Fully Celebrated Orchestra, Jim Hobbs & The Fully Celebrated Orchestra, and simply The Fully Celebrated, appearing both as a trio with drummer Django Carranza and as a quartet with cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, but maintaining an irreverent “street corner punk jazz” feel throughout, best of all on the terrific trio album
Midweek pick, March 6th, 2024: The return of The Fully Celebrated Orchestra
Midweek pick, March 6th, 2024: The return of…
Midweek pick, March 6th, 2024: The return of The Fully Celebrated Orchestra
The Fully Celebrated Orchestra: Sob Story (Relative Pitch) Jim Hobbs: alto saxophone, compositions Timo Shanko: double bass Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet Luther Gray: drums Ian Ayers: guitar Saxophonist Jim Hobbs and bassist Timo Shanko started The Fully Celebrated Orchestra in Boston in the late 80s, playing “free jazz at punk rock clubs and street corners”. Over the years, they have has also released music under the names Jim Hobbs Fully Celebrated Orchestra, Jim Hobbs & The Fully Celebrated Orchestra, and simply The Fully Celebrated, appearing both as a trio with drummer Django Carranza and as a quartet with cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, but maintaining an irreverent “street corner punk jazz” feel throughout, best of all on the terrific trio album