Surrender to the Air
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Background information | |
Origin | Burlington, Vermont, USA |
Genres | Free jazz |
Years active | 1996 |
Labels | Elektra |
Associated acts | Phish, Sun Ra, Medeski Martin and Wood, Aquarium Rescue Unit |
Past members | Trey Anastasio Marshall Allen Damon R. Choice Marc Ribot John Medeski Michael Ray James Harvey Jon Fishman Oteil Burbridge Kofi Burbridge Bob Gullotti |
Surrender to the Air was a free jazz ensemble led by Trey Anastasio of Phish that included Marshall Allen, Damon Choice, and Michael Ray of the Sun Ra Orchestra, John Medeski, Marc Ribot, Oteil Burbridge, Jon Fishman, and several other musicians.
The group performed two concerts at the New York City Arts Academy in April 1996 and disbanded shortly thereafter. The concerts, like the group's sole album, consisted of completely improvised music.
Around the time of the group's formation, Anastasio mentioned in interviews that he based the ensemble around Sun Ra's free jazz ensembles of the mid-twentieth century. "A lot of times, I think he was the pinnacle," said Anastasio. "He was as good as it got. His values remained pure for his entire life, and there's something to be said for that."[1]
Discography[]
- Surrender to the Air (1996)
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-08-25. Retrieved 2004-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Surrender to the Air discography at Discogs
- American jazz ensembles
- Musical groups established in 1996
- Musical groups from Vermont
- Elektra Records artists
- Free jazz ensembles