Jazz Articles about Ahleuchatistas

Ahleuchatistas: Even In The Midst...

by Glenn Astarita
December 3, 2007

As a teen growing up in the 1970s, I was enamored by the complexities of a budding transcontinental progressive-rock scene. Odd-metered time signatures and jazz-like explorations were a feast for the ears, thanks to bands such as Gentle Giant, King Crimson and others. Fast-forwarding to the millennium, a new harvest of performers is perhaps ruling the roost.

Take for example, this North Carolina-based trio, which approaches from every conceivable direction via an intricately-carved and mind-bending approach ...