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"TriBeCaStan has a playful sound all of its own, at times whimsical, occasionally harsh and discordant. Underpinning all this good-natured surrealism is some very fine playing, consistently interesting arrangements and a few sneakily infectious melodies."-fRoots May 2009 (UK)
"Nailing down the multifarious culture of Tribecastan or even getting it to hold still for half a second is a tall order. Kruth and Greene have purposefully aimed to tear down the cliched boundaries between world, folk and jazz, and rejecting all genres as adequate definitions."
-Huffington Post (USA)
Nestled between skyscrapers and shanties in the heart of a bustling urban sprawl lies a sonic oasis in which the sounds of the Indian sarod meet surf rock, West African kora merges with Appalachian mountain tunes, and Afghani melodies mingle with avant-garde jazz. This is TriBeCaStan—a nation where tune smugglers and artistic immigrants from all parts of the globe converge and create the roots music of the future. On their latest album 5 Star Cave, John Kruth and Jeff Greene orchestrate a delicate balance between chaos and peace, continuing their relentless quest to re-imagine the folk music of the world.
Throughout their albums and in their spirited live performances, they play over two dozen instruments between them. While Kruth, with nine solo albums to his credit, is best known for his frenetic “Banshee”-style of mandolin playing with the Meat Puppets, the Violent Femmes, Ornette Coleman, and Carnatic mandolin master U. Rajesh, his TriBeCaStani grab bag of instruments also includes mandocello, the Moldavian kaval, harmonica, banjo, royal benju, zurna, penny whistle, sheng, Uilleann chanter, bladder pipe, crumhorn, Kelhorn, gong, Indian oboe, and his voice. Also a fine mandolinist in his own right, Greene plays the Afghan rubab, yayli tambur, nyckleharpa, six-string ukulele, kanun, saz, hurdy gurdy, and the koncovka and fujara overtone flutes, as well as a myriad of percussion instruments including the steel drum, chromatic tambourine, guiro, tupan, khamok, and the Jew’s harp.
While Greene focuses heavily on exotic tonal colors, Kruth writes most of the music, composing melodies inspired by traditional folk forms. “The songs are ultimately a melodic stew of all my influences, from Yugoslavian village music to punk, funk, free jazz, and the Beatles.”
Featuring the sparkling sounds of:
John Kruth: mandolin, mandocello, banjo, flutes, harmonica
Jeff Greene: yayli tambor, Afghani rebab, marimba, Jew's harp, charango, kanun, overtone flutes
Dave Dreiwitz: bass (Ween)
Scott Metzger: guitar (Particle, Rana)
Claire Daley: baritone sax (Diva Big Band, James Brown)
John Turner: trumpet (Baraka Orchestra, Ivy)
Matt Darriau - clarinet, alto sax, kaval (Klezmatics, Ballin' the Jack)
Peter Grant: drums
FEATURED ARTISTS
TriBeCaStan at EverGreene Music (http://www.evergreenemusic.com )
Claire Daly (http://www.clairedalymusic.com )
Dave Dreiwitz (http://www.myspace.com/davedreiwitz )
Todd Isler (http://www.toddisler.com )
Kenny Margolis (http://www.kennymargolis.com )
Scott Metzger (http://www.myspace.com/ranarock )
Ibrahim González (http://www.mambodervish.com )
John Turner (http://www.johntrumpet.com )
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