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From Max was special. Currently Max is in celebration for his 100th birthday. And Professor Graves the light. Thx for the comment.

Hey Dennis! This is importantly nice, including the "Uncanny" comment by Max Roach.

Sun Ra would be listening and smiling...

FMRJE keeps on breaking new ground, year after year. Keepers of the flame...

great session, very organic & fluid... I love how these have been edited to include the live sketching too!

awesome, superb playing from Vance and Eric and everybody else!

wow this actually sounds amazing and you can really make an own interpretation of what youre hearing

If I want to hear screaming, I will watch a scary movie. This is not music, this is junk. Only got 5 likes. Gee, I wonder why? Someone needs to put a sock in that woman's mouth. The title should be I scream, you should scream, we all scream for ice cream 🍦.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!🤪🤣

They're just making it up as they go along.

🤐

che viaggione!!

??????

This has to be one of the best representation, of the greatest caricature about Jazz music, every player is literally playing a completely different piece of music, at totally different tempo and key.

Astral performances! Screw that movie. THIS is Oppenheimer!

P r o m o s m

Awesome sturff guys...keep it up. Love your music

Nice one guys....awesome

Fantastic!!

The multiple cameras really capture everything! Sounding Good!

Nice. Habib op

Love this, killin vibe !

Hi Dennis and friends, We were sitting here and our innards are screaming about Ukraine and the 6-3 insane hysterical/historical SCOTUS. And we had the sense to plug into the URL you have on this email. Now our scream becomes a creative arts scream, even calling up the force of the Jovian blue skies of Ra report. Love to all, Sunny & Stu Vandermark-Boston Jazz Scene

Yeah, outer territories. Beautiful.

Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic Improvisations for Democracy 
 Jazz Word Review by Ken Waxman www.jazzword.com A git-prop without words, this vigorous creative music was the visceral reaction of leader/percussionist Dennis Warren to the apprehended insurrection on Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. Concurrently penetrating Free Jazz, the six tracks are also a continuation of the commanding sounds the Boston-based Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic (FMRJE) group has been creating since the early 1990s. As well as the pointed political titles, the chief difference between Improvisations for Democracy and earlier FMRJE sets, is that while those were more acoustic with soloists such as Marco Eneidi and Raphe Malik, this one is more rhythm oriented. Featured, besides Warren, featured are James Robbins on bass and electric bass; guitarists Tor Snyder and Dave Ross; plus trumpeter Vance Provey and saxophonist Joe Giardullo. Throughout, perhaps subtly suggesting the division between democracy followers and democracy destroyers, a challenging paradigm is set up between the skyscraper scraping triplets, rips and half-valve effects projected by Provey and the energetic chording and riffing from the two guitarists. Meanwhile Robbins’ thumb pops and fluid thumps and Warren’s diversified beats create a near-Rock bottom, but without heaviness or excess. As a Free Music ensemble FMRJE also ensures that despite dazzling interludes showcasing slurred guitar fingering, timed brass shakes or the churning pulses created by the bassist and drummer, horizontal motion is unaffected. Provey’s portamento interjections on “Empire Consequences” for instance may be reminiscent of Donald Ayler’s contributions or Snyder and Ross may flange and spill notes as if they’re aiming for a jam-band riff challenge on “You Count”, but no matter in what pitch, tone or direction the polyphonic miasma sways, sequence completion remains paramount. Ending with pounding timbales, pumping bass line and horn flutters on the wailing, Spanish-tinged “Ritmo Contra Los Insurrectos”, the band and disc posits that unregimented free music should overcome concentrated and dangerous mob rule any time. But with right-wing pundits, politicians and opportunists constantly grasping for power in the US and elsewhere, we can only hope that in the future this fine instance of regulated freedom won’t be heard as a lament for democracy rather than Improvisations for Democracy.

Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic Improvisations for Democracy 
 Jazz Word Review by Ken Waxman www.jazzword.com A git-prop without words, this vigorous creative music was the visceral reaction of leader/percussionist Dennis Warren to the apprehended insurrection on Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. Concurrently penetrating Free Jazz, the six tracks are also a continuation of the commanding sounds the Boston-based Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic (FMRJE) group has been creating since the early 1990s. As well as the pointed political titles, the chief difference between Improvisations for Democracy and earlier FMRJE sets, is that while those were more acoustic with soloists such as Marco Eneidi and Raphe Malik, this one is more rhythm oriented. Featured, besides Warren, featured are James Robbins on bass and electric bass; guitarists Tor Snyder and Dave Ross; plus trumpeter Vance Provey and saxophonist Joe Giardullo. Throughout, perhaps subtly suggesting the division between democracy followers and democracy destroyers, a challenging paradigm is set up between the skyscraper scraping triplets, rips and half-valve effects projected by Provey and the energetic chording and riffing from the two guitarists. Meanwhile Robbins’ thumb pops and fluid thumps and Warren’s diversified beats create a near-Rock bottom, but without heaviness or excess. As a Free Music ensemble FMRJE also ensures that despite dazzling interludes showcasing slurred guitar fingering, timed brass shakes or the churning pulses created by the bassist and drummer, horizontal motion is unaffected. Provey’s portamento interjections on “Empire Consequences” for instance may be reminiscent of Donald Ayler’s contributions or Snyder and Ross may flange and spill notes as if they’re aiming for a jam-band riff challenge on “You Count”, but no matter in what pitch, tone or direction the polyphonic miasma sways, sequence completion remains paramount. Ending with pounding timbales, pumping bass line and horn flutters on the wailing, Spanish-tinged “Ritmo Contra Los Insurrectos”, the band and disc posits that unregimented free music should overcome concentrated and dangerous mob rule any time. But with right-wing pundits, politicians and opportunists constantly grasping for power in the US and elsewhere, we can only hope that in the future this fine instance of regulated freedom won’t be heard as a lament for democracy rather than Improvisations for Democracy.

Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic Improvisations for Democracy 
 Jazz Word Review by Ken Waxman www.jazzword.com A git-prop without words, this vigorous creative music was the visceral reaction of leader/percussionist Dennis Warren to the apprehended insurrection on Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. Concurrently penetrating Free Jazz, the six tracks are also a continuation of the commanding sounds the Boston-based Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic (FMRJE) group has been creating since the early 1990s. As well as the pointed political titles, the chief difference between Improvisations for Democracy and earlier FMRJE sets, is that while those were more acoustic with soloists such as Marco Eneidi and Raphe Malik, this one is more rhythm oriented. Featured, besides Warren, featured are James Robbins on bass and electric bass; guitarists Tor Snyder and Dave Ross; plus trumpeter Vance Provey and saxophonist Joe Giardullo. Throughout, perhaps subtly suggesting the division between democracy followers and democracy destroyers, a challenging paradigm is set up between the skyscraper scraping triplets, rips and half-valve effects projected by Provey and the energetic chording and riffing from the two guitarists. Meanwhile Robbins’ thumb pops and fluid thumps and Warren’s diversified beats create a near-Rock bottom, but without heaviness or excess. As a Free Music ensemble FMRJE also ensures that despite dazzling interludes showcasing slurred guitar fingering, timed brass shakes or the churning pulses created by the bassist and drummer, horizontal motion is unaffected. Provey’s portamento interjections on “Empire Consequences” for instance may be reminiscent of Donald Ayler’s contributions or Snyder and Ross may flange and spill notes as if they’re aiming for a jam-band riff challenge on “You Count”, but no matter in what pitch, tone or direction the polyphonic miasma sways, sequence completion remains paramount. Ending with pounding timbales, pumping bass line and horn flutters on the wailing, Spanish-tinged “Ritmo Contra Los Insurrectos”, the band and disc posits that unregimented free music should overcome concentrated and dangerous mob rule any time. But with right-wing pundits, politicians and opportunists constantly grasping for power in the US and elsewhere, we can only hope that in the future this fine instance of regulated freedom won’t be heard as a lament for democracy rather than Improvisations for Democracy.

Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic Improvisations for Democracy 
 Jazz Word Review by Ken Waxman www.jazzword.com A git-prop without words, this vigorous creative music was the visceral reaction of leader/percussionist Dennis Warren to the apprehended insurrection on Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. Concurrently penetrating Free Jazz, the six tracks are also a continuation of the commanding sounds the Boston-based Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic (FMRJE) group has been creating since the early 1990s. As well as the pointed political titles, the chief difference between Improvisations for Democracy and earlier FMRJE sets, is that while those were more acoustic with soloists such as Marco Eneidi and Raphe Malik, this one is more rhythm oriented. Featured, besides Warren, featured are James Robbins on bass and electric bass; guitarists Tor Snyder and Dave Ross; plus trumpeter Vance Provey and saxophonist Joe Giardullo. Throughout, perhaps subtly suggesting the division between democracy followers and democracy destroyers, a challenging paradigm is set up between the skyscraper scraping triplets, rips and half-valve effects projected by Provey and the energetic chording and riffing from the two guitarists. Meanwhile Robbins’ thumb pops and fluid thumps and Warren’s diversified beats create a near-Rock bottom, but without heaviness or excess. As a Free Music ensemble FMRJE also ensures that despite dazzling interludes showcasing slurred guitar fingering, timed brass shakes or the churning pulses created by the bassist and drummer, horizontal motion is unaffected. Provey’s portamento interjections on “Empire Consequences” for instance may be reminiscent of Donald Ayler’s contributions or Snyder and Ross may flange and spill notes as if they’re aiming for a jam-band riff challenge on “You Count”, but no matter in what pitch, tone or direction the polyphonic miasma sways, sequence completion remains paramount. Ending with pounding timbales, pumping bass line and horn flutters on the wailing, Spanish-tinged “Ritmo Contra Los Insurrectos”, the band and disc posits that unregimented free music should overcome concentrated and dangerous mob rule any time. But with right-wing pundits, politicians and opportunists constantly grasping for power in the US and elsewhere, we can only hope that in the future this fine instance of regulated freedom won’t be heard as a lament for democracy rather than Improvisations for Democracy.

Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic Improvisations for Democracy 
 Jazz Word Review by Ken Waxman www.jazzword.com A git-prop without words, this vigorous creative music was the visceral reaction of leader/percussionist Dennis Warren to the apprehended insurrection on Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. Concurrently penetrating Free Jazz, the six tracks are also a continuation of the commanding sounds the Boston-based Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic (FMRJE) group has been creating since the early 1990s. As well as the pointed political titles, the chief difference between Improvisations for Democracy and earlier FMRJE sets, is that while those were more acoustic with soloists such as Marco Eneidi and Raphe Malik, this one is more rhythm oriented. Featured, besides Warren, featured are James Robbins on bass and electric bass; guitarists Tor Snyder and Dave Ross; plus trumpeter Vance Provey and saxophonist Joe Giardullo. Throughout, perhaps subtly suggesting the division between democracy followers and democracy destroyers, a challenging paradigm is set up between the skyscraper scraping triplets, rips and half-valve effects projected by Provey and the energetic chording and riffing from the two guitarists. Meanwhile Robbins’ thumb pops and fluid thumps and Warren’s diversified beats create a near-Rock bottom, but without heaviness or excess. As a Free Music ensemble FMRJE also ensures that despite dazzling interludes showcasing slurred guitar fingering, timed brass shakes or the churning pulses created by the bassist and drummer, horizontal motion is unaffected. Provey’s portamento interjections on “Empire Consequences” for instance may be reminiscent of Donald Ayler’s contributions or Snyder and Ross may flange and spill notes as if they’re aiming for a jam-band riff challenge on “You Count”, but no matter in what pitch, tone or direction the polyphonic miasma sways, sequence completion remains paramount. Ending with pounding timbales, pumping bass line and horn flutters on the wailing, Spanish-tinged “Ritmo Contra Los Insurrectos”, the band and disc posits that unregimented free music should overcome concentrated and dangerous mob rule any time. But with right-wing pundits, politicians and opportunists constantly grasping for power in the US and elsewhere, we can only hope that in the future this fine instance of regulated freedom won’t be heard as a lament for democracy rather than Improvisations for Democracy.

Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic Improvisations for Democracy 
 Jazz Word Review by Ken Waxman www.jazzword.com A git-prop without words, this vigorous creative music was the visceral reaction of leader/percussionist Dennis Warren to the apprehended insurrection on Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. Concurrently penetrating Free Jazz, the six tracks are also a continuation of the commanding sounds the Boston-based Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Eclectic (FMRJE) group has been creating since the early 1990s. As well as the pointed political titles, the chief difference between Improvisations for Democracy and earlier FMRJE sets, is that while those were more acoustic with soloists such as Marco Eneidi and Raphe Malik, this one is more rhythm oriented. Featured, besides Warren, featured are James Robbins on bass and electric bass; guitarists Tor Snyder and Dave Ross; plus trumpeter Vance Provey and saxophonist Joe Giardullo. Throughout, perhaps subtly suggesting the division between democracy followers and democracy destroyers, a challenging paradigm is set up between the skyscraper scraping triplets, rips and half-valve effects projected by Provey and the energetic chording and riffing from the two guitarists. Meanwhile Robbins’ thumb pops and fluid thumps and Warren’s diversified beats create a near-Rock bottom, but without heaviness or excess. As a Free Music ensemble FMRJE also ensures that despite dazzling interludes showcasing slurred guitar fingering, timed brass shakes or the churning pulses created by the bassist and drummer, horizontal motion is unaffected. Provey’s portamento interjections on “Empire Consequences” for instance may be reminiscent of Donald Ayler’s contributions or Snyder and Ross may flange and spill notes as if they’re aiming for a jam-band riff challenge on “You Count”, but no matter in what pitch, tone or direction the polyphonic miasma sways, sequence completion remains paramount. Ending with pounding timbales, pumping bass line and horn flutters on the wailing, Spanish-tinged “Ritmo Contra Los Insurrectos”, the band and disc posits that unregimented free music should overcome concentrated and dangerous mob rule any time. But with right-wing pundits, politicians and opportunists constantly grasping for power in the US and elsewhere, we can only hope that in the future this fine instance of regulated freedom won’t be heard as a lament for democracy rather than Improvisations for Democracy.

Nice work, Dennis! Sax sounds great...congas sound great! Glory to Ukraine!

Hi test revolution!

Dennis, So much pain. I wake up in the night. and try to sleep. Thank you so much for your beautiful celebration of the Ukrainian people. Beautiful, healing sonics. Sunny and I will be playing that often. Stu Vandermark - Boston Jazz Scene

Re: IMPROVISATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY: TH-cam.com/fmrje denniswarren.bandcamp.com Stu VANDERMARK Boston Jazz Scene March 1, 2022 What a wonderful surprise. I will go into the personal wonder (regarding my own state in the pandemic) eventually, but I must react to the gift. I went right for the DVD immediately. I do not know most of the musicians on the gig, but the group works well as a unit and as individuals. I confess that it is very good to see “old” faces, such as Tor Snyder, Joe McPhee’s buddy Joe Giardullo, and the percussionist, particularly so in the down-time of this pandemic. The images work well with the titles and sounds. I’m so glad to read that your daughter Nyomi Warren contributed mightily with the cover. It is almost hot to the touch. There is something to genetics after all. “The Big Lie Bigger” suggests the vast damage to a fragile democracy that is the essence of Trump. “Empire Consequences” smartly opens with images of the Russian fiasco in Afghanistan, predicting our own disaster. It does not let the ongoing, relentless nature of imperialism out of the music space, taking us back to Rome and beyond. Listening to and watching “Pandemic Space Blues” I was anxious about all the unmasked musicians in an ocean of COVID-19. The death flags on the DC Mall are still powerful, long after their initial presence. Maybe the most painful images are those of “Democracy vs. Insurrectionists” in which it is clear how much the insurrectionists are both outside and inside the Capitol Building. The two-faced nature of the evil people in particular is quite good. “You Count” is what it all boils down to. All the Gerrymandering and state rule changes that are aimed at destroying true democracy. The last work “Ritmo Los Contra Insurrectos” on the DVD is rhythm and sonics in an assault on insurrectionists. Musical truth to power. In the liner notes, each musician seems to be associated with a famous predecessor, such as Miles Davis or Albert Ayler. Of course, no one is without important influences; nevertheless the current identities come forth in the music. Significantly, the music is distinctly FMRJE. The music grows but the uniqueness stays the same over the years, primarily because of the larger-than-life percussionist. Someday you will have to tell me why there is the switch from Ensemble to Eclectic. Both words work (at least to my ears). This gift arrived in the middle of some terrible events particularly now with a deranged Russian leader who ironically refers to the Jewish Zelensky as a Nazi while using Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland playbook in Ukraine. The timing of this sonic document could not have been better. My wife and I thank you for art that washes the demons and the pain. With kindest thoughts, Stu VANDERMARK swvbjs@verizon.net

Re: IMPROVISATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY: TH-cam.com/fmrje denniswarren.bandcamp.com Stu VANDERMARK Boston Jazz Scene March 1, 2022 What a wonderful surprise. I will go into the personal wonder (regarding my own state in the pandemic) eventually, but I must react to the gift. I went right for the DVD immediately. I do not know most of the musicians on the gig, but the group works well as a unit and as individuals. I confess that it is very good to see “old” faces, such as Tor Snyder, Joe McPhee’s buddy Joe Giardullo, and the percussionist, particularly so in the down-time of this pandemic. The images work well with the titles and sounds. I’m so glad to read that your daughter Nyomi Warren contributed mightily with the cover. It is almost hot to the touch. There is something to genetics after all. “The Big Lie Bigger” suggests the vast damage to a fragile democracy that is the essence of Trump. “Empire Consequences” smartly opens with images of the Russian fiasco in Afghanistan, predicting our own disaster. It does not let the ongoing, relentless nature of imperialism out of the music space, taking us back to Rome and beyond. Listening to and watching “Pandemic Space Blues” I was anxious about all the unmasked musicians in an ocean of COVID-19. The death flags on the DC Mall are still powerful, long after their initial presence. Maybe the most painful images are those of “Democracy vs. Insurrectionists” in which it is clear how much the insurrectionists are both outside and inside the Capitol Building. The two-faced nature of the evil people in particular is quite good. “You Count” is what it all boils down to. All the Gerrymandering and state rule changes that are aimed at destroying true democracy. The last work “Ritmo Los Contra Insurrectos” on the DVD is rhythm and sonics in an assault on insurrectionists. Musical truth to power. In the liner notes, each musician seems to be associated with a famous predecessor, such as Miles Davis or Albert Ayler. Of course, no one is without important influences; nevertheless the current identities come forth in the music. Significantly, the music is distinctly FMRJE. The music grows but the uniqueness stays the same over the years, primarily because of the larger-than-life percussionist. Someday you will have to tell me why there is the switch from Ensemble to Eclectic. Both words work (at least to my ears). This gift arrived in the middle of some terrible events particularly now with a deranged Russian leader who ironically refers to the Jewish Zelensky as a Nazi while using Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland playbook in Ukraine. The timing of this sonic document could not have been better. My wife and I thank you for art that washes the demons and the pain. With kindest thoughts, Stu VANDERMARK swvbjs@verizon.net

Re: IMPROVISATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY: TH-cam.com/fmrje denniswarren.bandcamp.com Stu VANDERMARK Boston Jazz Scene March 1, 2022 What a wonderful surprise. I will go into the personal wonder (regarding my own state in the pandemic) eventually, but I must react to the gift. I went right for the DVD immediately. I do not know most of the musicians on the gig, but the group works well as a unit and as individuals. I confess that it is very good to see “old” faces, such as Tor Snyder, Joe McPhee’s buddy Joe Giardullo, and the percussionist, particularly so in the down-time of this pandemic. The images work well with the titles and sounds. I’m so glad to read that your daughter Nyomi Warren contributed mightily with the cover. It is almost hot to the touch. There is something to genetics after all. “The Big Lie Bigger” suggests the vast damage to a fragile democracy that is the essence of Trump. “Empire Consequences” smartly opens with images of the Russian fiasco in Afghanistan, predicting our own disaster. It does not let the ongoing, relentless nature of imperialism out of the music space, taking us back to Rome and beyond. Listening to and watching “Pandemic Space Blues” I was anxious about all the unmasked musicians in an ocean of COVID-19. The death flags on the DC Mall are still powerful, long after their initial presence. Maybe the most painful images are those of “Democracy vs. Insurrectionists” in which it is clear how much the insurrectionists are both outside and inside the Capitol Building. The two-faced nature of the evil people in particular is quite good. “You Count” is what it all boils down to. All the Gerrymandering and state rule changes that are aimed at destroying true democracy. The last work “Ritmo Los Contra Insurrectos” on the DVD is rhythm and sonics in an assault on insurrectionists. Musical truth to power. In the liner notes, each musician seems to be associated with a famous predecessor, such as Miles Davis or Albert Ayler. Of course, no one is without important influences; nevertheless the current identities come forth in the music. Significantly, the music is distinctly FMRJE. The music grows but the uniqueness stays the same over the years, primarily because of the larger-than-life percussionist. Someday you will have to tell me why there is the switch from Ensemble to Eclectic. Both words work (at least to my ears). This gift arrived in the middle of some terrible events particularly now with a deranged Russian leader who ironically refers to the Jewish Zelensky as a Nazi while using Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland playbook in Ukraine. The timing of this sonic document could not have been better. My wife and I thank you for art that washes the demons and the pain. With kindest thoughts, Stu VANDERMARK swvbjs@verizon.net

Re: IMPROVISATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY: TH-cam.com/fmrje denniswarren.bandcamp.com Stu VANDERMARK Boston Jazz Scene March 1, 2022 What a wonderful surprise. I will go into the personal wonder (regarding my own state in the pandemic) eventually, but I must react to the gift. I went right for the DVD immediately. I do not know most of the musicians on the gig, but the group works well as a unit and as individuals. I confess that it is very good to see “old” faces, such as Tor Snyder, Joe McPhee’s buddy Joe Giardullo, and the percussionist, particularly so in the down-time of this pandemic. The images work well with the titles and sounds. I’m so glad to read that your daughter Nyomi Warren contributed mightily with the cover. It is almost hot to the touch. There is something to genetics after all. “The Big Lie Bigger” suggests the vast damage to a fragile democracy that is the essence of Trump. “Empire Consequences” smartly opens with images of the Russian fiasco in Afghanistan, predicting our own disaster. It does not let the ongoing, relentless nature of imperialism out of the music space, taking us back to Rome and beyond. Listening to and watching “Pandemic Space Blues” I was anxious about all the unmasked musicians in an ocean of COVID-19. The death flags on the DC Mall are still powerful, long after their initial presence. Maybe the most painful images are those of “Democracy vs. Insurrectionists” in which it is clear how much the insurrectionists are both outside and inside the Capitol Building. The two-faced nature of the evil people in particular is quite good. “You Count” is what it all boils down to. All the Gerrymandering and state rule changes that are aimed at destroying true democracy. The last work “Ritmo Los Contra Insurrectos” on the DVD is rhythm and sonics in an assault on insurrectionists. Musical truth to power. In the liner notes, each musician seems to be associated with a famous predecessor, such as Miles Davis or Albert Ayler. Of course, no one is without important influences; nevertheless the current identities come forth in the music. Significantly, the music is distinctly FMRJE. The music grows but the uniqueness stays the same over the years, primarily because of the larger-than-life percussionist. Someday you will have to tell me why there is the switch from Ensemble to Eclectic. Both words work (at least to my ears). This gift arrived in the middle of some terrible events particularly now with a deranged Russian leader who ironically refers to the Jewish Zelensky as a Nazi while using Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland playbook in Ukraine. The timing of this sonic document could not have been better. My wife and I thank you for art that washes the demons and the pain. With kindest thoughts, Stu VANDERMARK swvbjs@verizon.net

Re: IMPROVISATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY: TH-cam.com/fmrje denniswarren.bandcamp.com Stu VANDERMARK Boston Jazz Scene March 1, 2022 What a wonderful surprise. I will go into the personal wonder (regarding my own state in the pandemic) eventually, but I must react to the gift. I went right for the DVD immediately. I do not know most of the musicians on the gig, but the group works well as a unit and as individuals. I confess that it is very good to see “old” faces, such as Tor Snyder, Joe McPhee’s buddy Joe Giardullo, and the percussionist, particularly so in the down-time of this pandemic. The images work well with the titles and sounds. I’m so glad to read that your daughter Nyomi Warren contributed mightily with the cover. It is almost hot to the touch. There is something to genetics after all. “The Big Lie Bigger” suggests the vast damage to a fragile democracy that is the essence of Trump. “Empire Consequences” smartly opens with images of the Russian fiasco in Afghanistan, predicting our own disaster. It does not let the ongoing, relentless nature of imperialism out of the music space, taking us back to Rome and beyond. Listening to and watching “Pandemic Space Blues” I was anxious about all the unmasked musicians in an ocean of COVID-19. The death flags on the DC Mall are still powerful, long after their initial presence. Maybe the most painful images are those of “Democracy vs. Insurrectionists” in which it is clear how much the insurrectionists are both outside and inside the Capitol Building. The two-faced nature of the evil people in particular is quite good. “You Count” is what it all boils down to. All the Gerrymandering and state rule changes that are aimed at destroying true democracy. The last work “Ritmo Los Contra Insurrectos” on the DVD is rhythm and sonics in an assault on insurrectionists. Musical truth to power. In the liner notes, each musician seems to be associated with a famous predecessor, such as Miles Davis or Albert Ayler. Of course, no one is without important influences; nevertheless the current identities come forth in the music. Significantly, the music is distinctly FMRJE. The music grows but the uniqueness stays the same over the years, primarily because of the larger-than-life percussionist. Someday you will have to tell me why there is the switch from Ensemble to Eclectic. Both words work (at least to my ears). This gift arrived in the middle of some terrible events particularly now with a deranged Russian leader who ironically refers to the Jewish Zelensky as a Nazi while using Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland playbook in Ukraine. The timing of this sonic document could not have been better. My wife and I thank you for art that washes the demons and the pain. With kindest thoughts, Stu VANDERMARK swvbjs@verizon.net

Re: IMPROVISATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY: TH-cam.com/fmrje denniswarren.bandcamp.com Stu VANDERMARK Boston Jazz Scene March 1, 2022 What a wonderful surprise. I will go into the personal wonder (regarding my own state in the pandemic) eventually, but I must react to the gift. I went right for the DVD immediately. I do not know most of the musicians on the gig, but the group works well as a unit and as individuals. I confess that it is very good to see “old” faces, such as Tor Snyder, Joe McPhee’s buddy Joe Giardullo, and the percussionist, particularly so in the down-time of this pandemic. The images work well with the titles and sounds. I’m so glad to read that your daughter Nyomi Warren contributed mightily with the cover. It is almost hot to the touch. There is something to genetics after all. “The Big Lie Bigger” suggests the vast damage to a fragile democracy that is the essence of Trump. “Empire Consequences” smartly opens with images of the Russian fiasco in Afghanistan, predicting our own disaster. It does not let the ongoing, relentless nature of imperialism out of the music space, taking us back to Rome and beyond. Listening to and watching “Pandemic Space Blues” I was anxious about all the unmasked musicians in an ocean of COVID-19. The death flags on the DC Mall are still powerful, long after their initial presence. Maybe the most painful images are those of “Democracy vs. Insurrectionists” in which it is clear how much the insurrectionists are both outside and inside the Capitol Building. The two-faced nature of the evil people in particular is quite good. “You Count” is what it all boils down to. All the Gerrymandering and state rule changes that are aimed at destroying true democracy. The last work “Ritmo Los Contra Insurrectos” on the DVD is rhythm and sonics in an assault on insurrectionists. Musical truth to power. In the liner notes, each musician seems to be associated with a famous predecessor, such as Miles Davis or Albert Ayler. Of course, no one is without important influences; nevertheless the current identities come forth in the music. Significantly, the music is distinctly FMRJE. The music grows but the uniqueness stays the same over the years, primarily because of the larger-than-life percussionist. Someday you will have to tell me why there is the switch from Ensemble to Eclectic. Both words work (at least to my ears). This gift arrived in the middle of some terrible events particularly now with a deranged Russian leader who ironically refers to the Jewish Zelensky as a Nazi while using Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland playbook in Ukraine. The timing of this sonic document could not have been better. My wife and I thank you for art that washes the demons and the pain. With kindest thoughts, Stu VANDERMARK swvbjs@verizon.net

Amazing as always

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You guys are great!

Nice!!!

Fabulous! ❤ Love this to the end of the world and back!

Very impressive !

0:33x.

Hello guys I feel that vibes. Are you guys near Englewood nj.keep in touch I play steel pans. We can do something. Garylovemusic@gmail.com.

Wunderbar......, Danke fürs Hochladen

wow ! what program did you use for these visual effects?