Billy Curmano
BILLY X. CURMANO: Billy X: Solo Set
A 2006 JPF Experimental Album Award Winner; all cooled-out and sometimes humorous folk-blues-jazz and spoken word riffs on a variety of unusual instruments; often with strong social justice, anti-war or environmental themes.
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NEW X ART ENSEMBLE: New X: Fresh X
Anti-war and socially relevant theatrical zappaesque spoken word and free jazz.
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BILLY X. CURMANO JOHN PENDERGAST: Doozy
Textural and atmospheric accoustic jazz on ocean harp, guitar and violin with dynamic extremes from a quiet meditative space to the pain of a punctured violin.
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NEW X ART ENSEMBLE: New X: Trios & Duets
Pushing, then steaming the envelope gave New X and these dozen players a reputation as the area's most bothersome variety band with a heady mix of classical, free jazz, folk blues, funk, rock, biting lyrics and an extremely alternative edge.
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BILLY X. CURMANO JOHN PENDERGAST: Amanita (Aminita)
Atmospheric and sweet, but never saccharine, acoustic folk jazz with dulcimer, guitar, harmonica, mbira and voice.
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NEW X ART ENSEMBLE: New X: Xmas
An eclectic jazz influenced deconstruction of commercial Christmas offerings; nobody - but nobody - deconstructs Christmas like New X.
Recommended if you like Art Ensemble of Chicago, Ornette Coleman.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97