New Release Spotlight Featuring: Kwyjibo


JAZZ CD COVER CD Title: The Rise of Kwyjibo

Year: 2005

Record Label: ACME Records

Style: Fusion

Musicians: Peter Kienle (guitar & Chapman Stick), Joe Donnelly (tenor & bari sax), Matt Everhart (electric bass), Danny Deckard (drums)

Tracks: Sign Broken Come in for Message, Alice's Cool B***s, Apples and Oranges, I Can't See Iour House From Here, Broken Windbreak, Georgia Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, Maximum Overlap, Peter's Party Pooper, Suburban Stardust, Siberian Kathru Blues, Uninovation

Artist's Website: http://www.acmerecords.com/kwyjibo.php

Listen to track(s): Sign Broken Come in for Message / http://www.acmerecords.com/mp3temp.php?mp3link=ApplesandOranges.mp3

Purchase CD: At amazon.com or At CD Baby

Biography:

In the fall of 2002 guitarist Peter Kienle felt that many of his musical involvements were either slowing down, fizzling out or just getting a little stale. And as circumstances would have it drummer Danny Deckard didn't feel too challenged in his musical life either. Both had shared a love for 'real' fusion music of the '70s. So they decided to meet once a week and just practice together - and practice really challenging music. Before long a new bass player moved to town. Just like every musician moving to a new town Matt Everhart had a gig vacuum and a lot of free time. The three got together and a new trio was born.

Around Christmas 2002 Joe Donnelly joined the group. His instruments included various saxophones and keyboards. Now the project moved from a 'practice band' to a gigging band. The repertoire included mostly originals with the occasional cover tune by such artists as 'John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra', 'Weather Report', 'John Scofield' and 'Emerson, Lake & Palmer'.

A month before the premiere gig at Zorba's in Champaign, IL, the band chose the name 'Splinter Group' - only to find out that the name was already taken by ex-Fleetwood Mac Peter Green. After lively debate a new name was chosen: Kwyjibo. Since then Kwyjibo had very successful appearances in Bloomington at the IU Art Museum's Jazz In July series, Parks & Rec. Concert series, Jazz Fables, regular appearances at the Chatterbox in Indianapolis and Zorba's in Champaign, IL and Indy Jazz Fest 2005.



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