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Lou Grassi's PoBand + Joseph Jarman: The Joy of Being
by Glenn Astarita
Venerable modern jazz drummer/group leader, Lou Grassi’s improvising “PoBand” aggregation, join forces with famed “Art Ensemble of Chicago” saxophonist, Joseph Jarman on this effervescent release titled, Joy of Being. The drummer’s compelling polyrhythmic attack provides the often steamy undercurrents for a production that is chock full of round robin type exchanges, and the soloists’ verbose proclamations. ...
Lou Grassi, Tom Varner, Ron Horton, Tomas Ulrich: Neo Neo
by David Adler
Neo Neo is a collaborative project conceived by drummer Lou Grassi, with Tom Varner on French horn, Ron Horton on trumpet, and Tomas Ulrich on cello. The recording is extremely dry and acoustic in texture, with an unusually quiet recording level — all in keeping with the philosophy of Creative Improvised Music Projects, a label that ...
Marshall Allen with Lou Grassi's PoBand: PoZest
by Glenn Astarita
Seventy-six year old alto saxophonist, flutist Marshall Allen is well known for his lengthy association with the late bandleader Sun Ra; yet his recorded legacy as a session musician/journeyman is rather sparse. However, on PoZest, Allen and New York area drummer Lou Grassi along with artists who represent multiple generations of technical acumen and jazz wisdom ...
Lou Grassi - Tom Varner - Ron Horton - Tomas Ulrich: Neo Neo
by Glenn Astarita
On Neo Neo, we are presented with an East Coast-based modern jazz power quartet featuring musicians who are equally proficient at skirting the edges of jazz theory or weaving mainstream ideologies into the “new” jazz approach, which unto itself elicits broad connotations. With this recent release, drummer Lou Grassi combines the talents of trumpeter Ron Horton, ...
Grassi/ Varner/ Horton/ Ulrich: Neo Neo
by Derek Taylor
With a pair of notable recent releases the CIMP team has returned their attentions to improvising groups who are experimenting in chamber jazz structures and instrumentation. Several earlier releases in the label’s catalog have explored this musical terrain with great success and it’s wonderful to see more music in this vein being brought to light. The ...
Lou Grassi's Po Band: Mo' Po
by Derek Taylor
Grassi’s star is on the rise. As one of the most frequently recorded drummers for CIMP he’s found a nurturing avenue to communicate his abundant abilities. Listeners attuned to this handful of releases have been met by a mature musician whose only limits on his music are the number of hours in the day that he ...
Scratching the Surface
By Lou Grassi
Label: CIMP Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: The Arc/ Stray Arrow/ A Hatful/ Clean Sweep/ 3 Rings/ Triangle/ Procession/ Unitarians.
Recorded: October 6 & 7, 1997 at The Spirit Room, Rossie New York.
Available directly through North Country Distributors (http://www.cadencebuilding.com)
