Birth wsg Astrobats at Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill

Formed in 1998, BIRTH, the Cleveland/New York saxophone, electric bass, drums trio, carved a musical niche with the sound of their no-holds-barred creative music. Bringing together elements of avant garde jazz, electro-acoustic and microtonal improvisation, and experimental rock balladeering, this group defies convention and executes its performances with precision, and emotive mastery. Over time their music has evolved from youthful, unrestrained, prodigious outbursts, to a hybrid of powerful, yet highly sensitive improvisation and composition that has garnered attention and praise and admiration from some of the leading voices of the avant-garde jazz and creative music world...

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Formed in 1998, BIRTH, the Cleveland/New York saxophone, electric bass, drums trio, carved a musical niche with the sound of their no-holds-barred creative music. Bringing together elements of avant garde jazz, electro-acoustic and microtonal improvisation, and experimental rock balladeering, this group defies convention and executes its performances with precision, and emotive mastery. Over time their music has evolved from youthful, unrestrained, prodigious outbursts, to a hybrid of powerful, yet highly sensitive improvisation and composition that has garnered attention and praise and admiration from some of the leading voices of the avant-garde jazz and creative music world. A favorite of Cleveland jazz writer and folk icon Harvey Pekar, their music led Harvey to proclaim that birth was So good that its scary. Awesome and magnificent lauded The Wire.John Zorn wrote The music is strong, as is the group.

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