The Thing with Ken Vandermark (far right) at Kongsberg Jazzfestival (2008)
The Thing were established in February 2000 to play a series of concerts in Stockholm and a recording of Don Cherry compositions that was released in Sweden by the label Crazy Wisdom/Universal. Melding German, British and American traditions of free music, their repertoire has later been collected from various sources such as James Blood Ulmer, Frank Lowe, PJ Harvey, White Stripes and Joe McPhee. McPhee was also a participating musician on the She Knows... album (2001). Other guests who have joined The Thing for recording and performances include Ken Vandermark, Otomo Yoshihide, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke and Jeb Bishop.
Garage was released on the Smalltown Superjazzz label in 2004. An EP of live material performed with Joe McPhee and Cato Salsa Experience was released in 2005, as well as a live album. 2006 saw the release of Action Jazz, also on Smalltown Superjazz. The group cover material from Ornette Coleman, Lightning Bolt, Yosuke Yamashita and others in addition to original material. The group are the only free jazz ensemble working today who wear stage uniforms. They perform clad in t-shirts from Ruby's Barbecue Restaurant in Austin, Texas.
In June 2012 they released the album The Cherry Thing, a collaboration with Swedish-British singer Neneh Cherry. The album was Cherry's first album as a named leader for 16 years.[2]
^Rogers, Jude (22 May 2012). "Neneh Cherry: 'Jazz Can Be the Way You Make Love'". The Guardian.
^Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (June 23, 2012). "Neneh Cherry and The Thing: The Cherry Thing". The Financial Times. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
External links
Official website
English language podcast with The Thing Russian language translation provided as well.
March 14, 2023
thing, jazz, band, thing, norwegian, swedish, jazz, trio, consisting, mats, gustafsson, saxophones, ingebrigt, håker, flaten, double, bass, paal, nilssen, love, drums, thingthe, thing, austin, texas, november, 2005background, informationoriginstockholm, sweden. The Thing are a Norwegian Swedish jazz trio consisting of Mats Gustafsson saxophones Ingebrigt Haker Flaten double bass and Paal Nilssen Love drums The ThingThe Thing in Austin Texas November 18 2005Background informationOriginStockholm SwedenGenresFree jazz jazzYears active2000 presentLabelsCrazy Wisdom Universal Smalltown Superjazzz The ThingMembersMats GustafssonIngebrigt Haker FlatenPaal Nilssen Love Contents 1 Name 2 Performances and recordings 3 Discography 3 1 The Thing 3 2 The Thing with Cato Salsa Experience and Joe McPhee 3 3 The Thing with Otomo Yoshihide 3 4 The Thing with Jim O Rourke 3 5 Neneh Cherry amp The Thing 4 References 5 External linksName EditThe Thing took their name from a track on Don Cherry s 1966 album Where Is Brooklyn 1 Performances and recordings Edit The Thing featuring Otomo Yoshihide guitar 2010 The Thing with Ken Vandermark far right at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2008 The Thing were established in February 2000 to play a series of concerts in Stockholm and a recording of Don Cherry compositions that was released in Sweden by the label Crazy Wisdom Universal Melding German British and American traditions of free music their repertoire has later been collected from various sources such as James Blood Ulmer Frank Lowe PJ Harvey White Stripes and Joe McPhee McPhee was also a participating musician on the She Knows album 2001 Other guests who have joined The Thing for recording and performances include Ken Vandermark Otomo Yoshihide Thurston Moore Jim O Rourke and Jeb Bishop Garage was released on the Smalltown Superjazzz label in 2004 An EP of live material performed with Joe McPhee and Cato Salsa Experience was released in 2005 as well as a live album 2006 saw the release of Action Jazz also on Smalltown Superjazz The group cover material from Ornette Coleman Lightning Bolt Yosuke Yamashita and others in addition to original material The group are the only free jazz ensemble working today who wear stage uniforms They perform clad in t shirts from Ruby s Barbecue Restaurant in Austin Texas In June 2012 they released the album The Cherry Thing a collaboration with Swedish British singer Neneh Cherry The album was Cherry s first album as a named leader for 16 years 2 Discography EditThe Thing Edit The Thing 2000 She Knows with Joe McPhee 2001 Garage 2004 Live at Bla 2005 Action Jazz 2006 Immediate Sound with Ken Vandermark 2007 Now and Forever box set containing The Thing She Knows a new improv session Gluttony and a live DVD Live at Oya 2005 w Thurston Moore 2007 Bag It 2009 Mono 2011 Metal with Barry Guy 2012 Boot 2013 Live with Thurston Moore 2014 Shake 2015 Baby Talk with James Blood Ulmer 2017 Again 2018 The Thing with Cato Salsa Experience and Joe McPhee Edit Sounds Like a Sandwich 2005 Two Bands and a Legend 2007 I See You Baby 2007 EP The Thing with Otomo Yoshihide Edit Shinjuku Crawl 2009 The Thing with Jim O Rourke Edit Shinjuku Growl 2010 Neneh Cherry amp The Thing Edit The Cherry Thing 2012 The Cherry Thing Remixes 2012 References Edit Rogers Jude 22 May 2012 Neneh Cherry Jazz Can Be the Way You Make Love The Guardian Hunter Tilney Ludovic June 23 2012 Neneh Cherry and The Thing The Cherry Thing The Financial Times Retrieved June 27 2012 External links EditOfficial website English language podcast with The Thing Russian language translation provided as well Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Thing jazz band amp oldid 1101098515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
