Jazz Articles about Eric John Eigner

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Mysterium: An Electric Soundpainting Septet

by Elliott Simon
November 7, 2009

This reviewer heard drummer Eric John Eigner's Mysterium project around five years ago, about the same time as picking up on guitarist Adam Cai's Pipe (TrueFalse, 2005). Both these trio releases were thrill-rides that aurally assaulted with an instrumental and compositional mix that leaned heavily on their respective leaders. Their playing field was bounded by a stylistic mélange of free, funk and psychedelia. Since that time Eigner has come up with a bigger roller coaster, make that amusement park, and ...

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Taek Five With Eric John Eigner

by AAJ Staff
June 4, 2009

Meet Eric John Eigner: Eric John Eigner plays drum set, table-top percussion and bass clarinet.

Eigner has released three CDs from his Mysterium Project on Eavesdrop Records, a label he set up as a platform for contemporary work. Eigner works in a number of diverse Soundpainting projects and has performed with the Walter Thompson Orchestra, the New York Soundpainting Orchestra and ZAHA.Eigner is also a member of the international Soundpainting community. He currently is involved in a duo ...