Jul 29, 2011
Lily Pad
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Referencing the exotica of Martin Denny, Milt Raskin, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich among others, Mr. Ho's, Orchestrotica--as a vibraphone quartet--presents an original third-stream collection of updated jazz, chamber, and world music reaching towards the South Pacific via Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, and Latin America. Led by, multi-percussionist, vibraphonist and composer Brian O’Neill (Mr. Ho) the group normally features bass flute/woodwinds (Geni Skendo), percussion (Noriko Terada), and acoustic bass (Jason Davis). While the "deliciously demented and entertaining" Orchestrotica (The Wall Street Journal) does perform classics by the original artists of the exotica style such as Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, Milt Raskin, and Cal Tjader, the group focuses on original music written by O'Neill that is highly influenced by his fifteen-year career as a percussionist. The quartet combines sounds from symphony orchestras, jazz groups, and world music ensembles leading AllAboutJazz to say, "...If John Zorn is an exotica Picasso, O'Neill is his Georges-Braque counterpart [and] may be, in the long run, a stronger exoticist than Zorn." In June 2011, they released their debut quartet CD, Third River Rangoon, which the
The quartet's new CD, Third River Rangoon was just released in June 2011, and the group will be showcasing its "serious jazz and chamber-music writing" (Boston Herald) at the Lily Pad once again.
"...marvelously flexible unit..."--The Boston Globe
"...incredible musicianship..."--Downbeat
FREE MP3s:
Get 6 free mp3s from the groups "Exotica for Modern Living" series including 3 tracks from Third River Rangoon, and 3 from their acclaimed 22-pc space-age pop big band CD, The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel.