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Seesaw Ensemble

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About Me

Improvised and executed with closed eyes and open heads...

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Member Since: 3/13/2006
Band Members: Zuri Waters (alto sax) Manny Vega (upright bass) Preston Swirnoff (piano, percussion, bells, fender rhodes, organ) David Hurley (Drums, Percussion, Flute/misc. winds, Bulgarian Bagpipes, Moog Synth) Collaborators, Toni Pope (avant vocals, percussion) Adnan Marquez (alto sax) Bob Bartosik (tenor, baritone sax)
Influences: John/Alice Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams Lifetime, Pharoah Sanders, Peter Brotzmann, Magma, Khan Jamal Creative Arts Ensemble, Herbie Hancock, Miroslav Vitous, Gato Barbieri, Sun Ra, Art Blakey, Gary Burton, Larry Coryell, Philip Glass, Andrew Hill, Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Keith Tippett Group, Miles Davis, Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Eric Dolphy, Gentle Giant, Henry Cow, Wayne Shorter, Can, Max Roach, Christian Vander, Cecil Taylor, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Weston, Woody Shaw, Larry Young, Lonnie Liston Smith, Hamiett Bluiett, Don Pullen, Mingus, Soft Machine, Chick Corea, John Handy, Mal Waldron, William Parker, John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Farrell, Jimmy Garrison, Leon Thomas, Mary Lou Williams, Charles Lloyd, Billy Cobham, Sons and Doughters of Life, Unity, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jackie McLean, Cecil McBee, Novi Singers, Ornette Coleman, Roy Ayers, Marcus Belgrave, Elton Dean, Albert Ayler, Thelonious Monk, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Sonny Rollins, Archie Shepp, ...
Sounds Like: Comparisons to Miles Davis "In a Silent Way" Pharoah Sanders ensemble with Sun Ra sitting in have come close to depicting the sound we gravitate towards.
Record Label: The streets of down town SD
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Qualcomm Hall May 20th

Music | Dance | Architecture Sunday, May 20, Reception 6pm, Concert 7pm Seesaw Ensemble and Mira Cook Dance QUALCOMM Hall, 5775 Morehouse Dr. San Diego, CA ...
Posted by Seesaw Ensemble on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:42:00 PST

Fresh Batch of 'Themes and Variations' CD's are in stock!

Our CD full length 'Themes and Variations' sold out of its first pressing and we have a brand new batch now in stock.  They feature the same great hand-screened artwork and design with a new and ...
Posted by Seesaw Ensemble on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:05:00 PST

Seesaw Live Photos by Chris Woo, Check It!

http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m220/titaniumexposure/see sawensemble/Copy/Paste this and enjoy...
Posted by Seesaw Ensemble on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:50:00 PST