Project Z was an American indie rock, jazz fusion, and jam band, active in the early 2000s.
Project Z was founded by leader[1] Jimmy Herring (guitar), Rickey Keller (bass), and Jeff Sipe (drums), as an offshoot of Sipe's Atlanta band Apartment Project, which often included Keller and which Herring sat in with on occasion.
The "Z" in the band name stands for "Zambi", Bruce Hampton's name for his personal and musical philosophy.[2][3] Herring had played in Hampton's Aquarium Rescue Unit, and Keller had also played with Hampton.
According to Herring, the band's goal in live performances was to "totally improvise for real", sometimes detuning their instruments to prevent the band members from falling back on their existing musical vocabulary. According to Dean Budnick, "The result may not be everyone's cup of Z, but in the live setting, it is often a stunning, sublime experience".[2]
Discography edit
- Project Z (2000, Terminus 0008-2)[4]
- Lincoln Memorial (2005, Abstract Logix)[4]
References edit
- ^ David Miller (November 25, 2005). "Project Z: Lincoln Memorial". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Budnick, Dean (2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, and Scene. Backbeat. p. 169. ISBN 978-0879307455. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ Scott Freeman (May 3, 2017). "Remembrance: How Colonel Bruce Hampton left us with the greatest gift of all". Arts ATL. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Project Z discography at Discogs