River Cow Orchestra

21st Century Jazz Collaborators

"Putting the River Cow Orchestra in some kind of musical niche would be a daunting task. How do you categorize music that at times sounds like Frank Zappa, Butch Morris, Miles Davis, electric Sun Ra, Heavy Metal BeBop, Steve Reich and performance art all wrapped up neatly in a Zen bundle? You don't. You just sit back, listen and enjoy."  --E. E. Pointer

Kansas City's tradition of jazz innovation continues with the River Cow Orchestra. RCO takes a Zen approach to creating music. During a live performance, the band creates spontaneous music that will never be heard again, anywhere. Every song is created on the spot, without charts, dubs, retakes, or written music. Collective improvisation, spontaneous jazz without apology. River Cow Orchestra sets the music free.

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