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The Nu Band: The Dope And The Ghost

Read "The Dope And The Ghost" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Not easily pigeonholed, the music of The Nu Band negotiates the boundaries of free-bop, improvisation, chamber, and traditional jazz with bias toward none. That cannot be said of the band's politics. Giving no quarter to the current Bush administration, they take our 'king' to task from the opening notes of the disc's centerpiece--"BushWhacked. ...

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The Nu Band: The Dope and The Ghost: Live in Vienna

Read "The Dope and The Ghost: Live in Vienna" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


The Dope and The Ghost commences with Joe Fonda's retro, beatnik style walking bass lines and the artists' President Bush-bashing in front of a Viennese audience on “BushWacked. The political component sets the tone for the band's progressive jazz and improvisational forays. The members orate a denouncement for seemingly every policy that the President has put ...

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Live At The Bop Shop

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Court Street; Fast; Gone Too Soon; One For Hannibal.

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The Nu Band: Live At The Bop Shop

Read "Live At The Bop Shop" reviewed by AAJ Staff


"Nu" is an apt term for the group leading this adventurous live outing. It's the first time these four veteran players have joined forces. It's only the second release on the new Portuguese Clean Feed label. And it documents the quartet's third (!) performance. “Nu" indeed. But there's nothing new about these musicians. Each ...


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