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Dr. Mint

Gard Nilssen, Sam Rivers, Dark Tree & Clean Feed

by Maurice Hogue
August 29, 2022

The '70s in Los Angeles was a very fertile period for free and avant-garde jazz. Dark Tree Records has been re-releasing some of that music and four of their albums are featured in this edition of OMJ. You'll hear music from Dark Tree albums by Horace Tapscott, Roberto Miranda, John Carter/Bobby Bradford and Vinny Golia. The ...

Darrifourcq, Hermia & Ceccaldi... and Cheeseburgers

by Maurice Hogue
August 12, 2020

There are some very creative folks hanging about this week, headed by one of the more unique recordings of the year so far—Kaijū Eats Cheeseburgers—by the uncategorizable trio from France led by drummer/percussionist Sylvain Darrifourcq with saxophonist Manuel Hermia and cellist Valentin Ceccaldi. It's very different but very exciting stuff. Also new from Europe and more ...

Dan Rosenboom

Born: May 7, 1982

Dan Rosenboom (b. May 7, 1982) is an internationally recognized trumpet player, composer, and producer. He is known as a prolific member of the Los Angeles creative music scene, having released more than 25 albums of original music as a solo artist and bandleader and has supported over 60 artists across over 100 releases on his label, Orenda Records. Rosenboom is a proud member of the Hollywood Studio Symphony and has recorded for over 200 major film and television soundtracks with such notable composers as John Williams, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Alexandre Desplat, and many more. He has also performed with such elite ensembles as the LA Philharmonic, the LA Chamber Orchestra, and the LA Opera. His own music eschews genre distinctions and draws from such disparate influences as Black American Music, metal and experimental rock, contemporary classical music, folk music from the Balkans, and a broad range of progressive music from the avant-garde. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, CalArts, and UCLA, where he earned advanced degrees in music. The Los Angeles Times has called Dan Rosenboom “a musician dedicated to exploration and expression, regardless of anyone’s imagined boundaries,” and “a phenomenon.”

Dr. Mint: Voices in the Void

by Glenn Astarita
March 3, 2017

Dr. Mint includes prominent affiliates of the West Coast progressive jazz and improvisational scenes, Daniel Rosenboom (trumpet), Gavin Templeton (saxophones) and Alexander Noice (electric guitar) with like-minded East Coast members, Sam Minaie (bass) and Caleb Dolister (drums). Here, the quartet presents a wow factor on its fifth release. No doubt, they're armed and dangerous via these ...

Visions And Nightmares

By Dr. Mint

Label: pfMentum
Released: 2008
Track listing: Visions and Nightmares Suite: First Light; Gathering; Fire Flight; Submerge; Duel In The Deep; Breach; Waiting...; Apocalyptica Suite: Prophecy; Soma; Chasing Dreams; Rift; Dance For The Fire Reign; The Horsemen Ride; Wasteland; Summon The Shadow Sun.

Dr. Mint: Visions and Nightmares

by AAJ Italy Staff
November 18, 2008

Dr. MInT (acronimo costruito sulle iniziali dei musicisti che compongono il quintetto) è un gruppo giovane ed esuberante, dalla visione dark che non fa quasi mai intravedere spiragli di luce, e il titolo Visions and Nightmares è in tal senso eloquente. L'inizio è un lieve e dolce crescendo in cui i musicisti indugiano dando vita ad ...

Dr. Mint: Visions and Nightmares

by Troy Collins
February 28, 2008

Dr. Mint (an acronym formed from the first letter of each member's last name) is a fledgling quintet of young West Coast improvisers. Executing a pair of spontaneously composed long-form suites with the assurance of seasoned veterans, these twenty-somethings conjure a testosterone fueled fever dream on Visions and Nightmares. Caterwauling horns, scorching metallic guitar and a ...