Jazz Articles about Ryan Fraley

Wave Mechanics Union: Second Season

by Edward Blanco
February 27, 2009

One of the most unusual jazz albums to burst on to the scene has to be Second Season, from the Wave Mechanics Union, a creative collaboration formed by trombonist Ryan Fraley, drummer Ralph Johnson, and vocalist Lydia McAdams. Though billed as a jazz recording, the origins of the music are taken from the progressive and classical rock genres. The music is tastefully restated with jazzed up arrangements and performed by a modern big band lending a new and jazzy read ...