the Jonathan Rowden Group at Feinstein's At Vitello's

THE JONATHAN ROWDEN GROUP is a new instrumental quartet that smashes through traditional dichotomies between form and freedom. At the core of their ethos is a honed interplay between structured, original composition and free improvisation that is a tumultuous balance between fever pitched madness, tender spiritual softness, the absurd, and the profound. Their eclectic synthesis of styles and forms spans the emotional gamut from serene calmness to brutalizing intensity, and has quickly deemed them to be among Los Angeles’ most distinctive, cohesive, and original new voices. Their debut record “BECOMING” was released under the LA based boutique label Orenda Records on May 27th, 2014 and is receiving acclaim from listeners and critics alike....

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THE JONATHAN ROWDEN GROUP is a new instrumental quartet that smashes through traditional dichotomies between form and freedom. At the core of their ethos is a honed interplay between structured, original composition and free improvisation that is a tumultuous balance between fever pitched madness, tender spiritual softness, the absurd, and the profound. Their eclectic synthesis of styles and forms spans the emotional gamut from serene calmness to brutalizing intensity, and has quickly deemed them to be among Los Angeles’ most distinctive, cohesive, and original new voices. Their debut record “BECOMING” was released under the LA based boutique label Orenda Records on May 27th, 2014 and is receiving acclaim from listeners and critics alike.

“The Los Angeles jazz scene has no shortage of prodigious talent…Jonathan Rowden definitely belongs in this society” AllAboutJazz.com

“Rowden manages to balance debut creative exuberance with some deft album craftsmanship. Nicely done.” BirdIsTheWorm.com

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