2006-10-13
The Boston-based Jazz/Electronica/Funk/Jam band, Club D'Elf, has finally recorded their first studio album. The band has been performing together, with or without select "club members," once a week at The Lizzard Lounge in Cambridge, MA and many other hot spots across the nation and in other countries. They pulled together an enormous pool of 100 talented musicians to produce Now I Understand, displaying the endless number of options available to Mike Rivard, bass player and group's musical mastermind. Some of their creations include: 2 "Bass Beat Box," 3 "Hungry Ghosts," 4 "Quilty," 6 "A Toy for a Boy," 8 "What Would Cthulhu Do," 11 "Wetbones," and 12 "Vision of Kali." Be prepared to lose consciousness from Club D'Elf's style inspired by African and Middle Eastern trance. Jake Burritt
THE BORN AGAIN FLOOZIES
7 Deadly Sinners
Various Artists
Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars
PAUL MOTIAN BAND
Garden of Eden
Mike Longo And The New York State Of The Art Jazz Ensemble
Live From New York
INARA GEORGE WITH VAN DYKE PARKS
An Invitation
Stockton Helbing
Swimming In Place
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