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Ken Field's Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Releases "I Want That Sound!"
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All About Jazz
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (RSE) has been developing and cultivating a distinct sound critics and audiences alike hail for invigorating an illustrious musical heritage with fresh ideas, wit, and spunk while in the process attracting new and younger audiences to the music. In fact, RSE has been at the forefront of the jazz renaissance The Guardian (UK) newspaper recently touted as a “new golden age”. Over more than a quarter century of touring and performing in settings ranging from clubs ...
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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's "Live Snakes" To Be Released By Accurate Records March 11
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Boston-based saxophonist/composer Ken Field has drawn deeply from the wellspring of the New Orleans brass band tradition since forming his Revolutionary Snake Ensemble in 1990. Using the boisterous rhythms of that tradition as a launching pad for unbridled improvisations on both original and traditional material, the band has emerged as a singular force in the music. Their third CD, Live Snakes, set for March 11 release by Accurate Records, captures their distinctive sound in all its expressive glory. Recorded in ...
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Big Data: The New Oil, or the New Snake Oil?
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HypeBot
Guest post by Will Mills (@will_mills_) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Mills is the Director of Music and Content at Shazam. Big data played a pivotal role in this year's U.S. election, with both candidates attempting to harness the power of information to win. Barack Obama's campaign in particular mined deep metrics of the electorate, with a large team of data scientists pouring through polls and trends. These teams sliced and diced the information, developing their own ...
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Ken Field's Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Returns to NYC
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Rolling Thunder PR
Boston's Acclaimed Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Returns to New York City Bringing their Avant Second Line New Orleans Funk Back For the First Time in Two Years “The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, a writhing, horn-heavy group led by the Boston-based saxophonist and composer Ken Field, dresses in feathered masks and sequined robes and covers a broad range of funk- and New Orleans-inspired music. A seasoned collection of horn and percussion players, the group, which is closing in on two decades of music-making, ...
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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's Ken Field Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
Saxophonist/composer Ken Field describes the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble as a “funk and street beat brass band playing New Orleans and other modern improvised celebratory styles." Playing original compositions and those of artists as diverse as Billy Idol and Ornette Coleman, the RSE was formed in 1990 to entertain a at a pagan women's ritual celebration. The project continued and today RSE is a fixture on the Boston, New York and New Orleans musical scenes. RSE's two discs-- Year of the ...
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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble in Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Worldwide!
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All About Jazz
It's a difficult time, and doubly so for small independent record companies like our Maryland-based label Cuneiform Records. Not only are sales down due to the economy--CD burning and illegal free download sites are cutting significantly into the market. You can support dedicated and creative independent music businesses by buying a CD or two, and of course our CD Forked Tongue is one possibility. The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble prepared for our annual pilgrimage to New Orleans with a warm-up gig ...
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Download Two Free MP3's from the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's "Forked Tongue" and "Year of the Snake"
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All About Jazz
Download two free MP3s from Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's Forked Tongue and Year of the Snake. Under the Skin Revolutionary Snake Ensemble From Forked Tongue 3:00 Central Square Revolutionary Snake Ensemble From Year of the Snake 05:51 About Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Dressed a la Mardi Gras in feathered masks and multi-colored, sequined costumes, playing music that riotously combines the rhythms of New Orleans brass bands with improvisation and heaping ...
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Rez Abbasi's Snake Charmer Tuesday, July 11th at the Jazz Standard
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All About Jazz
Here is a rare occassion to hear this band come together. They just came back from a tour in Europe and are looking forward to playing at home in New York City.
Rez Abbasi's Snake Charmer
Rez Abbasi - guitar/sitar-guitar Gary Versace - Hammond organ Dan Weiss - drums Kiran Ahluwalia - Indian vocals
Tuesday, July 11th Jazz Standard 116 E. 27 St. (Lex/Park) 212 576-2232 ...
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New urban tribal/street beat debut CD from Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
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All About Jazz
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, a Boston-based funk & street beat brass band playing New Orleans and other modern improvised music, announces the release on Innova Recordings of their debut CD “Year of the Snake". The group was nominated best local jazz act by the Boston Phoenix and WFNX Radio. www.RevolutionarySnakeEnsemble.org www.innova.mu RSE will perform live at First Night Fall River (MA), Wed night 12/31, from 7:30-11:15pm at Gromada Plaza. “Year of the Snake" has been listed ...
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