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Big Jerks, Original Improv Rock Band From Hermosa |
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| Location: | HERMOSA BEACH, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 25, 2008 (501 days back) |
About Me |
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| Big Jerks started as a band playing the New Wave club circuit in Los Angeles in the early 80s. While the band had fun, that scene quickly grew tiresome, and despite some legendary gigs, the band turned to studio projects, experimenting with a new concept: rock improv. The jerks expanded musically to include many styles of jazz, rock, folk, comedy, world, avant garde, obscure genres. On top of that, Brian Sisson and lead guitarist Karl Grossman were experimenting with improv vocals over the new music, while trying to make the results come out sounding like real songs. This proved to be a challenge, and only hundreds of hours of experimenting and pushing the creative envelope sufficed to bring the total improv concept under control. Luckily for the Big Jerks, the musicians were up to the task at hand. Karl Grossman is a locally famous musical chameleon and visionary guitarist, adding trumpet and occasional keyboards. Original bassist Peter Carreiro is a fine bass player who studies music from around the world. Peter is replaced in the nineties by Tony Alvarez, one of the finest bass players in the LA area. Brian Sisson is a guitarist/vocalist with a deep creative drive. Mark Baertschi is the drummer who plays in an orchestral fashion and listens deep. Together they lock into solid, multi-layered grooves and float vocals on top. They have honed improv rock to a fine edge. Entering Barking Dog StudioGet Your Own! | View SlideshowGet Your Own! | View Slideshow | |
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Music:Member Since: 7/17/2006Band Website: bigjerks.com Band Members: Influences: Frank Zappa, Miles Davis,The Meters, Neville Bros, Roy Buchanon, James Brown, Fela, Bob Marley,John Scofield, Booker T & the MG's, Les Baxter, AC Jobim,The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Igor Stravinsky, Pink Floyd, TJ Kirk, Stanton Moore, Martin Denny,King Crimson, Primus, Big Cliche',Vegas Vegas Etc... to be continued artwork by Brian Sisson Sounds Like: Record Label: Hermosa Records Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jam Band / Progressive / Jazz) |
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Big Jerks Pod cast 46 on DigiVegas.com |
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Posted by Big Jerks on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:50:00 PST |
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Big Jerks Improv Rock Band |
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| Big Jerks , the greatest Improv Rock Band there is,
will be posting new music every 2 weeks.
We have recorded 135 CD's, that's more than most of the Pop bands could ever dream of recording becau... Posted by Big Jerks on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:17:00 PST |
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