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Quartet Offensive - Carnivore

SKU QO001
“More than just a casual collaboration, Quartet Offensive is a crucible for new composition and a mutual admiration society of accomplished players.” - NPR’s “The Signal”

"Like the city this Baltimore quintet calls home, Quartet Offensiveis a band bursting with musical innovation, experimentation and character, whose music exists between the cracks of jazz, rock and the avant-garde. It is a band whose unique style freely crosses genre boundaries, and one that succeeds in presenting an honest musical vision, due in large part to their firm roots in improvisational performance. Originally a quartet of John Dierker (bass clarinet), Matt Frazao (guitar), Adam Hopkins (bass), and Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums), QO later added Eric Trudel (saxophone). Quartet Offensive has drawn both local and national attention, having been hailed as “a lineup of musicians nothing short of virtuosic..First-class improvisation. A mix of time-tested Baltimore weirdness paired with wet-behind-the-ears energy.” (Baltimore City Paper). Their debut release Carnivore features compositions by three of the band’s five members and finds QO exploring a broad spectrum of styles. Be it the heavy rock-inspired pieces of bassist Adam Hopkins, the narrative soundscapes created by guitarist Matt Frazao, the weighty, introspective works of saxophonist Eric Trudel, or the album’s two ballads each piece showcases the powerful voices and cutting edge approach of QO’s individual members, while keeping the group’s fabric as its primary concern...a convincing mixture of forward-thinking composition, conservatory virtuosity, and Baltimore’s improv-scene strangeness. RIYL:John Zorn, Nels Cline, The Bad Plus, Mike Patton, King Crimson.

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