Gregg Bendian's Interzone - Live In Chicago 2001

Gregg Bendian is famous for his partnership with musicians like Cecil Taylor, Derek Bailey, William Parker or Peter Brotzmann. In the late nineties he had a very exciting band called Interzone that mixed jazz with free improvisation, rock and in a way also prog. The result was an unique sound that appears as one of the most successful in the mix of so different styles. The group has recorded three albums, one for Eremite and two for Atavistic, all oop but still easy to find for a reasonable price in the second hand market. Two musicians have made the trip from the beginning to the end beside Gregg Bendian: The Cline brothers, Nels and Alex. Bassists have changed during the short life of this band. The first cd have been recorded with Mark Dresser, the two others on Atavistic with Steuart Liebig. On this concert that comes from what appeared to be the last tour of the band, Kermit Driscol is the bassist. The show is superbe, intense with a very high musical level. It contains many tracks from their last album Requiem For Jack Kirby recorded around one year before this concert.

01 Primordial Ink

02 Kirby's Fourth World

03 New Gods

04 The Mother Box

05 Teaneck In The Marvel Age

06 Air Above Zenn-LaCD

07 Sunblade Strafe the Continent

08 Pattern Master For Octavia Butler

09 Diaspora

10 Blood: Sassoon zi tavit

-Gregg Bendian: vibraphone, glockenspiel

-Kermit Driscol : acoustic & electric bass

-Nels Cline : guitar, slide guitar

-Alex Cline : drums & percussions

Recorded Live In Chicago October 4, 2001

If some followers have others unpublished recordings of this band they are welcome to share them.