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Zony Mash

Zony Mash made its debut in late 1995 as the unofficial house band at the OK Hotel in Seattle, where the guys honed their chops with months of weekly gigs. In Zony Mash you'll hear a wide variety of influences, including sixties-style psychedelic rock, the blues and definitely some sounds that could only be described as being from outer space. All of this was amalgamated into something completely original. Although named after a tune by The Meters, Zony Mash was nevertheless not a Meters tribute band. Although Zony Mash drew heavy inspiration from the past, they never succumbed to derivative nostalgia

Jazz Hybrids by Brad Mehldau, Frank Zappa and Others

by Jerome Wilson
May 27, 2022

This program looks at jazz mixed with rock in various ways, whether it's called jazz-rock, fusion, prog rock, jazz-funk, trip-hop or something else. The artists heard on the show include Brad Mehldau, Donald Fagen, Frank Zappa, Joe Zawinul and the Keef Hartley Band. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" ...

Dylan Ryan / Sand: Circa

by Troy Collins
October 29, 2014

Sand is the latest project from forward-thinking drummer Dylan Ryan, leader and principal composer of Herculaneum, a progressive ensemble that skillfully negotiates the tenuous divide between avant-garde jazz and instrumental post-rock. This smaller lineup (featuring guitarist Timothy Young and bassist Devin Hoff) evinces a similar aesthetic, exploring the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic intricacies of creative improvised ...

Zony Mash: Farewell Shows

by John Kelman
January 5, 2005

Quirky like Medeski, Martin & Wood but more overtly groove-centric, keyboardist Wayne Horvitz's Zony Mash has always been the intelligent alternative to the often-meandering jam band mentality. Horvitz's idiosyncratic compositions provide a framework for the rest of the group--drummer Andy Roth, bassist Keith Lowe and guitarist Tim Young--but Zony Mash has developed a collective sound since ...

Farewell Shows

By Zony Mash

Label: Kufala Recordings
Released: 2004
Track listing: Disc One: FYI, Diggin Bones, Easy, Rotholz Caberet, Let's Get Mashed, Smiles, Inference, The Last Song, Upper Egypt, I'm Sorry, Sex Fiend
Disc Two: Meet The Zony Mash, Slide By, Rip Off, Capricious Midnight, Triggerfingers, Prudence RSVP, Brand Spankin New, Spice Rack

Farewell Shows - Seattle, WA

By Zony Mash

Label: Knitting Factory Works
Released: 2004

Zony Mash: Farewell Shows

by Dennis Cook
October 2, 2004

The Hammond B3 organ and the Rhodes electric piano must possess a sorcerer's charm. Keyboardists in every genre, especially in jazz, have fallen under the sway of these instruments since their emergence in the '60s, often to point of distraction. Downtown NYC veteran Wayne Horvitz is no exception, and his Seattle based Zony Mash mixed up ...

Live In Seattle

By Zony Mash

Label: Knitting Factory Works
Released: 2002

Upper Egypt

By Zony Mash

Label: Knitting Factory Works
Released: 2000

Brand Spankin' New

By Zony Mash

Label: Knitting Factory Works
Released: 1998