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Cody McCorry: We Used to Cut the Grass #2

by Kyle Simpler
November 23, 2025

When a band lists Frank Zappa, John Zorn and Sun Ra as some of its major influences, you think you know what to expect. Or do you? That is the question, and Asbury Park, New Jersey composer and bassist Cody McCorry answers it on We Used to Cut the Grass #2. Rather than trying to imitate the influences, McCorry uses them as the foundation for something that comes across as jazz fusion blended with contemporary classical, with a dash of ...