Results for "Astral Project"

Astral Project: VooDooBop

by Ed Kopp
May 1, 1999

The five members of Astral Project are among New Orleans' finest musicians. Each has an impressive resume that extends beyond jazz to rock, blues, pop, funk, R&B -- the whole gamut of Crescent City musical styles. These dudes form an amazingly tight unit, no doubt owing to their 20-plus years of playing together. VooDooBop is packed ...

Elevado / New Orleans LA

By Astral Project

Label: AP
Released: 1998
Track listing:

Elevado - Bulldog Run; Paladia; Carnival; Lauren Z; Too Soon to Tell; Gator Bait; Miller; O.F.O.; Burgundy; Nose Dive; N.O. Goodbyes; Astral Elevado (64:52). New Orleans LA - Bongo Joe; Oneness; Sidewalk Strut; Instant Composition; Supersonic Hawk; A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing; Miles; I Mean You; Indian Folk Song;

Astral Project: Elevado / New Orleans LA

by Jack Bowers
September 1, 1998

There's an abundance of heat and creative energy flowing from the epicenter of Astral Project, a New Orleans-based quintet whose ethereal name belies its usual choice of straight-ahead bop-influenced Jazz with a Crescent City ambiance. While saxophonist Dagradi seems to be the main man, everyone in the ensemble has a well-defined role to play, and consummates ...