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In recent years saxophonist Mars Williams has been all over the map. From his early all-out recordings with the NRG Ensemble, to the slippery funk outfit Liquid Soul, to hard blowing with the Peter Brotzmann Tentet, Williams has been incessantly restless. And rest assured, nothing has changed. We like that.

Williams' high-octane unit XMARSX unites him with collaborators old and new. An outgrowth of the rock/jazz band Slam, the sextet leaves no stone unturned. Funk, jazz, energy music, ...

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