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The Industrial Jazz Group IJG Is An Acoustic "new Jazz" Ensemble Showcasing The Music Of American Composer Andrew Durkin. Formed In Los Angeles As A Quintet In 2000 The IJG Has Grown In Size And Scope With Each Of Its Five Albums The Sixth Album Will Be Released In Early 2009 . The Group Currently Consists Of Sixteen Musicians Eleven Horns Five Brass And Six Reeds Three Rhythm Section Players Bass Drums Piano And Two Singers. Although Based On The US West Coast The Group Has Also Attracted Players Throughout The US And In Europe. Past And Present Members Include Kris Tiner Trumpet Evan Francis Alto Sax Flute Jill Knapp Vocals Bruce Fowler Trombone Wolter Wierbos Trombone Daniel Glass Drums . Although From The Beginning The IJG Has Been Interested In Both Challenging The Formal Traditions Of Jazz And Using Humor As An Aesthetic Device It Was Only With The Release Of 2006's Industrial Jazz A Go Go! That Durkin Began Using The Term "avant Garde Party Music" To Describe The Group's Music. On The IJG Website This Genre Is Defined As "an Idiosyncratic Charming / Disarming Blend Of Jazz Rock Cartoon Soundtracks Humor Blues Funk Costumes Doo Wop Dada And A Lot Of Other Stuff." Durkin Has Cited The Influence Of Frank Zappa The Dutch Jazz School Especially Willem Breuker Raymond Scott Spike Jones Devo The Bobs Erik Satie And Carla Bley. The Official IJG Website Is Www.Industrialjazzgroup.Com

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