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the Klaxon Mutant Allstars at California Jazz Conservatory
Courtesy of Henry Hung | Posted on October 2, 2014
Where
California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510-845-5373
When
Sat, October 18, 2014
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Henry Hung
trumpetEric Garland
drumsKasey Knudsen
saxophone, altoColin Hogan
keyboardsSam Bevan
bassKlaxon Mutant Allstars
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
The Klaxon Mutant Allstars are a fellowship of San Francisco Bay Area jazz musicians whose music lives between the worlds of jazz, electronica, indie rock and hip-hop. This year they are celebrating the release of their debut album, Robot Invasion. Their music is the product of a new generation of eclectic-minded jazz musicians living in the Bay Area’s technology-obsessed, genre-twisting, multi-cultural mix. With inspiration drawn from 1980s hip hop, to underdog baseball heroes, to the writings of David Sedaris, California politics, to covering indie rock bands like Deerhoof, the Klaxons have created an album that, like the Bay Area, is multi-pronged in its influences, vital in its relevance, and boldly points to the future...