"I'm not sure why the URL mentions Dave Mustaine... they're just three dudes
from SF. It sounds like they put on a pretty good show. Kinda punk rock
free jazz or something."
Member Since: 8/30/2006
Band Members: Matthew Grothman (saxophone)
Wilson Drozdowski (trumpet)
Jon Grothman (percussion)
Past Members:
Paul Morgan (percussion)
Jessalyn Aaland (vocals)
Collaborators:
Randy Lee Sutherland
Steve Touchton
and more...
Influences: Eric Dolphy, Bill Dixon, Steve Lacy, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Han Bennink, Ornette Coleman, Drop Dead, Wadada Leo Smith, EPMD, Captain Beefheart, Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Immortal, Amps For Christ, AACM, Clipse, Anthony Braxton, Red Krayola, Notorious B.I.G, Ed Blackwell, Sleep, Wu-Tang Clan, JS Bach, Lester Bowie, US Maple, John Zorn, John Gilmore, Nas...
Sounds Like: "The three bands featured at a recent edition of "Free Jazz Fridays" -Woman's Worth, Vholtz, and Swords and Sandals- landed on a bill together because of their common mission to collapse the boundaries between punk rock and experimental jazz.Woman's Worth-a not-so-aptly named, all-guy trio consisting of sax, trumpet, and drums- went on first. Their set-up included a string of penants -like the kind you'd see at a used car dealership, but made of felt instead of plastic- each bearing a different letter to spell the band's name. They played three surprisingly short and curt songs with abrupt punk rock endings.In the first and third songs the two horns tried cramming as many notes as possible in the space of a measure, while the drummer did a dramatic, punk-rock-style beatdown with hella kick and hella snare. The second song was Woman's Worth's version of a love ballad --the drummer used his fingertips instead of sticks, to create a softer, tom tom-like pitch. After their set, he thanked the performance space and gave a couple shout-outs, including one to West Oakland."
-Rachel Swan
EastBayExpress.com (Apr.07,2007)
"...If Soiled Mattress are a suit and tie, WW are a hand-stitched loincloth. If Soiled Mattress are a clean-shaven face, then Woman's Worth are an Ayler-style goatee... Woman's Worth share members with a variety of different groups in a, well, shit, I guess a newborn East Bay/S.F. freeform acoustic punk scene. Work like this in the era we're in seems to directly mock indie rock from the beautiful confines of the jazz school. L.A. should feel honored. If you're scared to step up your game and musical knowledge in these final dark days of the intellect, this night will be a perfect opportunity for you to jump in the deep end and swim."
-Elijah Forrest
L.A. Record (Vol.2 Issue 17)
Type of Label: None