The Jazz Mandolin Project was an acoustic jazz fusion group formed in Burlington, Vermont, by Jamie Masefield in 1993.
The Jazz Mandolin Project | |
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| Origin | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Genres | Jam band, experimental jazz, jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | www |
Masefield played banjo with dixieland bands, including the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, before switching to mandolin.[1][2] In 1996, the debut album consisted of Gabe Jarrett on drums and Stacey Starkweather on bass. The following year the group broke up, and Masefield kept the name with different musicians: bassist Chris Dahlgren and drummer Jon Fishman from Phish.[2] They recorded the next album, Tour de Flux. Masefield described the band's music as " very contrapuntal stuff, like a three-way conversation."[1]
The Project's next album, Xenoblast was on Blue Note Records, though it was less a jazz album and more improvisational jazz rock, featuring the guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish. [3]
In 2003 they released a drum & bass-influenced album called Jungle Tango, which included Ari Hoenig and Danton Boller. In 2005 Masefield returned to a more acoustic sound with The Deep Forbidden Lake, which features cover versions of songs by Radiohead, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Django Reinhardt.
Discography
edit- The Jazz Mandolin Project (Accurate, 1996), (Lenapee, 2004)
- Tour de Flux Records (Accurate, 1999)
- Xenoblast (Blue Note, 2000), (EMI Digital, 2003)
- After Dinner Jams (Lenapee, 2001), (DKE, 2004)
- Jungle Tango (Lenapee, 2003)
- The Deep Forbidden Lake (Lenapee, 2005)
Personnel
edit- Jamie Masefield — Acoustic and electric mandolin, charango, and tenor banjo (All)
- Stacey Starkweather — Electric and acoustic bass, effects, and mellotron (1996)
- Chris Dahlgren — Double bass, imbera, and music box (1999, 2000)
- Danton Boller — Acoustic and electric bass (2001, 2003)
- Greg Cohen — Upright bass (2005)
- Gabriel Jarrett — Drums and percussives (1996)
- Jon Fishman — Drums and cuica (1999), Piano (2001)
- Ari Hoenig — Drums, piano (2000, 2001, 2003)
- Gil Goldstein — Piano, accordion (2001, 2003, 2005)
- Chris Lovejoy — Percussion (2001, 2003)
References
edit- ^ a b Milkowski, Bill (June 1999). "Jazz Departments: Jazz Mandolin Project - By Bill Milkowski — Jazz Articles". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "The Jazz Mandolin Project | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Nastos, Michael G. "Xenoblast - The Jazz Mandolin Project | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.