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Nellie McKay

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{{Short description|American singer and songwriter}}
{{for|the African American literature scholar|Nellie Y. McKay}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nellie McKay
| image = Nellie McKay.jpg
| caption = McKay in May 2011
| image_size =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Eleanora Marie McKay
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|04|13}}
| birth_place = London, England
| origin = {{Nowrap|[[Manhattan]], New York City}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|ukulele}}
| genre =
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]|[[Verve Records|Verve]]}}
| website = {{URL|nelliemckay.com}}
}}

'''Eleanora Marie McKay'''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chinen|first1=Nate|title=Nellie McKay: The Real McKay|url=https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/nellie-mckay-the-real-mckay/|website=JazzTimes|date=6 July 2024|access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> (born April 13, 1982)<ref>{{cite web|last1=VanAirsdale|first1=S.T.|title=Nellie McKay: The Musician, the Myth, the{{nbsp}}... Movie Star?|url=http://movieline.com/2012/04/17/nellie-mckay-the-musician-the-myth-the-movie-star|website=Movieline|date=17 April 2012|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> is an English–American singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ''[[The Threepenny Opera#United States 2|The Threepenny Opera]]'' (2006).<ref name="pappas" />

==Early life and education==

McKay was born in London<ref name="born place">{{cite news |last1=Chinen |first1=Nate |title=Bless the Beasts and Doris Day Too |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/arts/music/11chin.html |date=October 7, 2009 |ref=Born in London but raised alone by her mother in Harlem (through childhood) and the Poconos}}</ref><ref name="born">{{cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/node/47544|title=Whoa, Nellie|author=Gay, Jason|newspaper=The New York Observer|date=May 18, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706224253/http://www.observer.com/node/47544|archive-date=July 6, 2008}}</ref> to an [[England|English]] father, writer-director [[Malcolm McKay (writer)|Malcolm McKay]], and an American mother, actress [[Robin Pappas]]. She also has a half sister, author Alice Clark Platts.<ref name="pappas">{{cite news |last1=Himes |first1=Geoffrey |title=Nellie McKay is working her way through the decades |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/nellie-mckay-is-working-her-way-through-the-decades/2015/04/01/47053586-d3cf-11e4-8fce-3941fc548f1c_story.html |date=April 3, 2015 |ref=Her mother, actress Robin Pappas, was a single mom for most of McKay’s childhood, and the two are still very close. Pappas, says McKay, is her “editor and so much more.”}}</ref> She holds dual citizenship. While growing up, she lived with her mother in [[Harlem, New York]],<ref name="born place" /> in [[Olympia, Washington]] and in [[Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="cabaret">{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/features/n_10015|title=Her Life Is a Cabaret|author=Tannenbaum, Rob|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=April 4, 2004}}</ref> She studied jazz voice at the [[Manhattan School of Music]], but did not graduate. Her performances at various New York City music venues, including the Sidewalk Cafe and Joe's Pub, drew attention from record labels.<ref name="born"/>

==Career==
[[File:Nellie McKay 02.jpg|thumb|240px|Nellie McKay at the [[Farm Sanctuary]] 25th Anniversary Gala in New York City (2011)]]

===2004–2006===

The recording sessions for McKay's debut album, ''Get Away from Me'', took place in August 2003 with [[Geoff Emerick]] as producer. Emerick was known for working as the Beatles' engineer on such albums as ''Revolver'' and ''Abbey Road''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_singersongwriter_nellie_mckay|title=Recording Nellie McKay's Get Away From Me with Geoff Emerick|author=Hurwitz, Matt|publisher=Mix Magazine|date=September 1, 2004|access-date=January 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142726/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_singersongwriter_nellie_mckay/|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The title is a play on [[Norah Jones]]' ''[[Come Away with Me]]''.<ref name="cabaret"/>

''Get Away from Me'' was released in February 2004.<ref name="album release 2004">{{cite news |last1=Burdick |first1=John |title=The inspired Nellie McKay plays Beacon's Towne Crier this Friday |url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2016/12/08/the-inspired-nellie-mckay-plays-beacons-towne-crier-this-friday/ |agency=HV1 |date=December 8, 2016 |ref=hen the British-born New York songwriter Nellie McKay hit the scene in 2004 with her double-album debut Get away from Me}}</ref> Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'' called the album "a tour de force from a sly, articulate musician who sounds comfortable in any era".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/arts/music-playlist-flying-hitlers-and-pepsi-s-super-bowl-fumble.html?pagewanted=all|title=Flying Hitlers and Pepsi's Super Bowl Fumble|author=Pareles, Jon|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 8, 2004}}</ref> The album was included on several "Best of 2004" lists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/90day/filtered|title=Best Music and Albums|website=Metacritic}}</ref>

McKay was one of the major breakout artists from the 2004 [[SXSW]] Festival and was a finalist in the 2004 [[Shortlist Music Prize]]. She toured the northern United States in July 2004 as an opening act on the first half of the Au Naturale tour co-headlined by [[Alanis Morissette]] and [[Barenaked Ladies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barenaked-music.ch/news-e_040711_tour.html|title=barenaked-music.ch - BNL News (english)|last=Schweizer|first=Barbara|website=www.barenaked-music.ch|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref>

''Pretty Little Head'' was released in the United States on 31 October 2006 on McKay's own label, Hungry Mouse, and was marketed by [[SpinART Records]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/06/arts/06arts.html?ref=arts|work=The New York Times|title=Arts, Briefly|date=October 6, 2006|access-date=May 20, 2010|first=Lawrence|last=Van Gelder}}</ref>

McKay made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as Polly Peachum in the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]'s limited-run production of ''The Threepenny Opera'', co-starring with [[Alan Cumming]], [[Jim Dale]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], and [[Brian Charles Rooney]]. The role earned her a [[Theatre World Award]] for Outstanding Debut Performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html|title=Theatre World Awards Recipients|access-date=February 14, 2017|archive-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313125313/http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2007–present===

McKay's third full-length studio release debuted on 25 September 2007. With both her previous albums lasting over 60 minutes and spanning two discs each, ''[[Obligatory Villagers]]'', with only nine tracks (ten if purchased from the [[iTunes Store]]) totaling 30 minutes, was her shortest release to date.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015114746/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16432326/review/16521943/obligatory_villagers Nellie McKay: Review], rollingstone.com; accessed February 14, 2017.</ref>

On October 13, 2009 she released her fourth studio album, ''[[Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day]]'' on [[Verve Records]]. The album contains twelve covers of songs made famous by [[Doris Day|Day]], as well as one original tune. [[Barnes & Noble]] featured an exclusive edition, packaged with the bonus track "I Want To Be Happy".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nodepression.com/article/nellie-mckays-normal-blueberry-pie-tribute-doris-day-npr-music|title=Nellie McKay's "Normal As Blueberry Pie-A Tribute to Doris Day" on NPR Music|date=2009-10-07|work=No Depression|access-date=2018-08-12|language=en}}</ref> iTunes also featured an exclusive edition with a different bonus track, "I'll Never Smile Again".<ref>{{Citation|title=Normal As Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day (Bonus Track Version) by Nellie McKay|date=2009-01-01|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/normal-as-blueberry-pie-a-tribute-to-doris-day/1444079025|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref>

On September 28, 2010 McKay and [[Verve Records]] released her fifth album, ''[[Home Sweet Mobile Home]]'', with original tracks. It was produced by McKay and her mother, Robin Pappas, with artistic input from [[David Byrne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/home-sweet-mobile-home-mw0002024100|title=Home Sweet Mobile Home - Nellie McKay {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref>

In 2013, McKay appeared in the [[Off-Broadway]] revue show ''[[Old Hats]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Aging Clowns and Brand-New Gags|author-link=Charles Isherwood|author=Isherwood, Charles|date=March 4, 2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/theater/reviews/old-hats-with-bill-irwin-and-david-shiner.html?_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

On March 24, 2015 McKay released her sixth album, ''My Weekly Reader'', a [[covers album]] of songs from the 1960s. Songs include [[Moby Grape]]'s "Murder in My Heart for the Judge", [[The Small Faces]]' "[[Itchycoo Park]]", the [[Steve Miller Band]]'s "Quicksilver Girl", [[Frank Zappa]]'s "Hungry Freaks, Daddy", [[The Beatles]]' "[[If I Fell]]", [[The Cyrkle]]'s "[[Red Rubber Ball]]", and [[Herman's Hermits]]' "[[Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-weekly-reader-mw0002816266|title=My Weekly Reader - Nellie McKay {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref>

On February 1, 2017, McKay joined [[Laurie Anderson (performance artist)|Laurie Anderson]], [[Joan Osborne]], [[Suzanne Vega]] and the [[Brooklyn Philharmonic]] Orchestra for ''Four Scored'', a single performance of reworked songs at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]].<ref>[http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/4/30_04laurieanderson.html The Brooklyn Paper: 'Four-Scored': Laurie Anderson joins the Philharmonic at BAM], brooklynpaper.com; accessed February 14, 2017.</ref>

McKay, along with violinist [[Philippe Quint]], starred in and contributed music to the independent film ''[[Downtown Express]]'', directed by [[David Grubin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2011/06/08/137059196/classical-and-indie-rock-collide-on-the-big-screen-in-downtown-express|title=Classic And Indie Rock Collide On The Big Screen in 'Downtown Express'|author=Tsioulcas, Anastasia and Tom Huizenga|publisher=NPR|date=June 8, 2011}}</ref>

Her musical show ''I Want to Live!'' is based on the life of murderer [[Barbara Graham]], who also inspired a 1958 film with the same title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/arts/music/nellie-mckays-take-on-a-bad-girl-at-feinsteins-review.html|title=Bringing Out the Bad Girl for Some Tough Times|author=Holden, Stephen|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weekend/10519259-421/speaking-with-nellie-mckay.html|title=Speaking With{{nbsp}}... Nellie McKay|author=DiNunzio, Miriam|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=February 9, 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McKay is a vocal [[feminist]], and wrote a satirical song relating to feminist issues called "Mother of Pearl".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/arts/music/17nell.html|title=A Multi-Voiced Warbler With an Electric Ukulele|author=Pareles, Jon|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> She is a [[Veganism|vegan]].<ref>[https://vegnews.com/2009/11/interview-with-vegan-songstress-nellie-mckay "Interview with Vegan Songstress Nellie McKay"]. Retrieved 13 September 2020.</ref>

McKay "is a proud member of [[PETA]]" (album notes); her song "Columbia Is Bleeding" dealt with the issue of [[Columbia University]]'s cruelty to animals. She wrote a 2004 song ("John John") about her feelings in favor of political candidate [[Ralph Nader]] over Democratic presidential candidate [[John Kerry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/political_satire04|title=NPR: All Songs Considered: Political Songs & Satire|publisher=NPR|access-date=February 14, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011081817/http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/political_satire04/|archive-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref>

She has performed at events for the progressive radio station [[WBAI]], [[Planned Parenthood]], [[Farm Sanctuary]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703509104576325691869964676|title=Saving Pigs, Not Eating Them|author=Heyman, Marshall|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=May 16, 2011}}</ref> and the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages, among many groups. McKay was one of several musicians to write a song in support of Georgia death row inmate [[Troy Davis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/09/20/140645651/songs-for-troy-davis-why-musicians-take-on-death-row|title=Songs For Troy Davis: Why Musicians Take On Death Row|author=Powers, Ann|publisher=NPR|date=September 21, 2011}}</ref>

In 2018, she appeared on ''[[Jimmy Dore|The Jimmy Dore Show]]'', a progressive political commentary show on YouTube, where she performed several of her songs and discussed her political views with Dore.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Jimmy Dore Show|title=The Amazing Nellie McKay's Anti-War Song Update!|date=2018-06-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOXtIxtxFdU|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref> She has also appeared as a guest on Dore's live show.<ref>{{Citation|last=Live Jimmy Dore Show|title=Chris Matthews Fears Execution Under Bernie Presidency|date=2020-02-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xWVNIk7cg&t=354s|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===
*''[[Get Away from Me]]'' (2004)
*''[[Pretty Little Head]]'' (2006)
*''[[Obligatory Villagers]]'' (2007)
*''[[Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day]]'' (2009)
*''[[Home Sweet Mobile Home]]'' (2010)
*''[[My Weekly Reader]]'' (2015)
*''Sister Orchid'' (2018)
*''Bagatelles (EP)'' (2019)
*''Hey Guys, Watch This'' (2023)
*''Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos'' (2025)

===Soundtracks and covers===
*2005: ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'': "David", "The Dog Song"
*2005: ''[[Rumor Has It (film)|Rumor Has It]]'': "Pasadena Girl", "Face of a Faith"
*2005: ''[[Monster-in-Law]]'': "Won't U Please B Nice"
*2005: ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'': "David"
*2007: ''[[P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You]]'': ""P.S. I Love You"
*2010: ''[[Steel Train (album)|Terrible Thrills, Vol. 1]]''
*2010: ''Downtown Express''
*2010: ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'': "Wild Romantic Blues"
*2018: ''[[Private Life (2018 film)|Private Life]]'': “Quicksilver Girl”, “Meditation”, “I Wanna Get Married”

===Collaborations and other appearances===
*2005: "[[If I Needed Someone]]" from the album ''[[This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul]]''
*2009: "Light and Night" as a single with the band [[Tally Hall (band)|Tally Hall]]
*2010: "How Are You?" from the album ''[[Here Lies Love]]'' by [[David Byrne]] and [[Fatboy Slim]]
*2016: "Pack Up Your Sorrows" duet with [[Richard Barone]] from his album ''Sorrows & Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960s''

===Other songs===
*"The In Crowd"
*"John-John"
*"Teresa"
*"Late Again"
*"A Christmas Dirge"
*"Take Me Away"
*"The Cavendish"<ref>{{cite web|last=Boilen |first=Bob |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89287187 |title=Nellie McKay Reveals 'Cavendish' |publisher=NPR |date=2008-04-02 |access-date=2012-04-04}}</ref>
* "[[Compared to What]]" (Written by [[Gene McDaniels]] and made popular by [[Les McCann]]. Nellie McKay included it in her performances during 2015.)

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2007
| ''[[P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You]]''
| Ciara Reilly
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.nelliemckay.com Nellie McKay - Official Website]
*{{IMDb name|1736982}}
*{{iobdb name|42376}}
*[http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=nellie_mckay Trouser Press entry]

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Avant-garde jazz

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{{Short description|Music genre}}
{{redirect2|Experimental jazz|Experimental big band|similarly described types of jazz|Free jazz|and|Progressive jazz|and|Nu jazz}}

{{Infobox music genre
| name = Avant-garde Jazz
| other_names = * Avant-jazz
* experimental jazz
* new thing
| image =
| caption =
| stylistic_origins = * [[Jazz]]
* [[bebop]]
* [[Modernism (music)|modernism]]
* [[avant-garde music|avant-garde]]
* [[20th-century classical music|20th-century classical]]
| cultural_origins = Mid-1950s [[United States]]
| derivatives = *[[Free jazz]]
*[[post-rock]]
| other_topics = * [[Jazz fusion]]
* [[progressive jazz]]
}}
'''Avant-garde jazz''' (also known as '''avant-jazz''', '''experimental jazz''', or '''"new thing"''')<ref>{{cite book|title=Experimentalisms in Practice: Music Perspectives from Latin America|page=8|year=2018|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0190842765}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hyams Ericsson |first=Marjorie |date=April 8, 1965 |title='Experimentation' in Public: The Artist's Viewpoint |work=[[DownBeat]] |pages=15}}</ref> is a style of music and [[improvisation]] that combines [[avant-garde]] [[art music]] and composition with [[jazz]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Choice|first1=Harriet|title='Black Music' or 'Jazz'|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=Sep 17, 1971}}</ref> It originated in the early 1950s and developed through the late 1960s.<ref name="RCJE">{{Cite book| last = Cook| first = Richard| year = 2005| title = Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia| publisher = Penguin Books| location = London| isbn = 0-141-00646-3| pages = 25}}</ref> One of the earliest developments within avant-garde jazz was that of [[free jazz]], and the two terms were originally synonymous. Much avant-garde jazz is stylistically distinct, however, in that it lacks free jazz's thoroughly improvised nature and is either fully or partially composed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gridley |first1=Mark C. |last2=Long |first2=Barry |title=Grove Dictionary of American Music |date=n.d. |edition=second |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/ |access-date=6 March 2016 |archive-date=10 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410045043/http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==

===1950s===
While some avant-garde jazz concepts were originally developed in the late 1940s (such as the collective [[free improvisation]] on [[Lennie Tristano]]'s 1949 works of "[[Intuition (free improvisation)|Intuition]]" and "Digression"),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shim |first=Eunmi |title=Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music |date=28 March 2007 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0472113460 |pages=50}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lennie Tristano {{!}} Biography, Music, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lennie-Tristano |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> the advent of avant-garde jazz (synonymous with free jazz at the time) is usually considered to be sometime in the mid- to late 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Free jazz {{!}} Improvisation, Avant-Garde & Fusion {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/free-jazz |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Pressing |first=Jeff |title=Free jazz and the avant-garde |date=2003 |work=The Cambridge Companion to Jazz |pages=202–216 |editor-last=Horn |editor-first=David |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-companion-to-jazz/free-jazz-and-the-avantgarde/579E09E0CC38E887D273791CE5C53D42 |access-date=2025-03-11 |series=Cambridge Companions to Music |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-66320-5 |editor2-last=Cooke |editor2-first=Mervyn}}</ref> As a genre, avant-garde jazz was founded among a group of improvisors who rejected the conventions of [[bebop]] and [[Post-bop|post bop]] in an effort to blur the division between the written and the spontaneous aspects of these genres.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Free jazz {{!}} Improvisation, Avant-Garde & Fusion {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/free-jazz |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> In addition to continuing the tradition of experimentation within jazz (a phenomenon evidenced by the development of earlier offshoots of bebop, such as [[cool jazz]], [[modal jazz]], and [[hard bop]]), jazz artists would also begin incorporating [[Modernism (music)|modernist]] ideas, such as [[atonality]] and [[serialism]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kernodle |first=Tammy L. |date=2020 |title=Beyond the Chord, the Club, and the Critics: A Historical and Musicological Perspective of the Jazz Avant-Garde |url=https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/creative-black-music-introduction |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Walker Art Center |series=Creative Black Music at the Walker: Selections from the Archives |publisher=Walker Art Center |publication-place=Minneapolis}}</ref>

With the release of ''[[The Shape of Jazz to Come]]'' in 1959, saxophonist [[Ornette Coleman]] paved the way for free (and avant-garde) jazz.<ref name=":0" /> Soon thereafter, he was joined by [[Cecil Taylor]],<ref name=":0" /> and they formed the "first wave" of avant-garde jazz music.<ref name=":1" /> Eventually, some would come to apply avant-garde jazz differently from [[free jazz]]; avant-garde jazz emphasizes structure and organization by the use of composed melodies, shifting but nevertheless predetermined meters and tonalities, and distinctions between soloists and accompaniment (rather than a "free" approach to improvisation devoid of predetermined structure).<ref>Mark C. Gridley and Barry Long, "Avant-garde Jazz", ''The Grove Dictionary of American Music'', second edition, supplement on ''Grove Music Online'' 4 October 2012.</ref>

===1960s===
After the birth of avant-garde jazz in the 1950s, the "second wave" of avant-garde jazz was marked by artists such as [[John Coltrane]], [[Eric Dolphy]], [[Charles Mingus]], and [[Albert Ayler]] (among others).<ref name=":1" /> In Chicago, the [[Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians]] began pursuing their own variety of avant-garde jazz. The AACM musicians ([[Muhal Richard Abrams]], [[Anthony Braxton]], [[Roscoe Mitchell]], [[Hamid Drake]], and [[the Art Ensemble of Chicago]]) tended towards [[Eclecticism in music|eclecticism]]. Poet [[Amiri Baraka]], an important figure in the [[Black Arts Movement]] (BAM),<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief Guide to the Black Arts Movement|url=https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/brief-guide-black-arts-movement|website=Poets.org|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410045047/https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/brief-guide-black-arts-movement|url-status=live}}</ref> recorded spoken word tracks with the New York Art Quartet (“Black Dada Nihilismus,” 1964, ESP) and Sunny Murray (“Black Art,” 1965, Jihad).<ref>Amiri Baraka, "Where's the Music Going and Why?", ''The Music: Reflections on Jazz and Blues.'' New York: William Morrow, 1987. p. 177-180.</ref>

While avant-garde jazz did gain some traction throughout the 1960s (especially with John Coltrane), most avant-garde jazz musicians did not enjoy the same levels of popularity.<ref name=":1" /> Avant-garde jazz gradually shifted from being performed mainly in jazz clubs to other spaces, such as museums and community performance centers, with some artists relocating to Europe.<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
{{Portal|Music|Jazz}}
*[[European free jazz]]
*[[BYG Actuel]]
*[[ESP-Disk]]
*[[Jazz fusion]]
{{clear right}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* Berendt, Joachim E. (1992). ''The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion and Beyond''. Revised by Günther Huesmann, translated by H. and B. Bredigkeit with Dan Morgenstern. Brooklyn: Lawrence Hill Books. {{ISBN|1-55652-098-0}}
* Kofsky, Frank (1970). ''Black Nationalism and the Revolution in Music''. New York: Pathfinder Press.
* Mandel, Howard (2008). ''Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz''. Preface by Greg Tate. New York City: Routledge. {{ISBN|0415967147}}

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Mis-Teeq

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| name = Mis-Teeq
| image = Mis_Teeq_13.jpg
| caption = From left to right: Su-Elise Nash, Sabrina Washington, and Alesha Dixon
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[London]], England
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[UK garage|garage]]|[[hip-hop]]<ref name="allmusic">{{allMusic|artist|mn0000423776/biography|author=Ed Nimmervoll|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}}
| years_active = 1999–2005
| label = {{hlist|[[Telstar Records|Telstar]]|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]}}
| past_members = *[[Sabrina Washington]]
*[[Alesha Dixon]]
*[[Su-Elise Nash]]
*[[Zena McNally]]
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]|[[Baby Cham]]|[[Joe (singer)|Joe]]|[[So Solid Crew]]|[[Salaam Remi]]}}
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'''Mis-Teeq''' were a British [[girl group]], consisting of [[Sabrina Washington]], [[Su-Elise Nash]] and [[Alesha Dixon]]. They were active from 1999 to 2005.<ref name="guardian" />

Mis-Teeq had two top-ten albums and seven consecutive top-ten singles on the [[UK Singles Chart]], as well as success across Europe, Asia, Australia and the US. Their debut studio album, ''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'', released on 27 October 2001, peaked at number three on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and was certified double platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Albums Chart, 5 April 2003 - 11 April 2003 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20030406/7502/ |website=Official Charts}}</ref>

The album featured the group's first five singles, all of which became UK top 10 hits, including their debut single, "[[Why? (Mis-Teeq song)|Why?]]", with McNally, and "[[All I Want (Mis-Teeq song)|All I Want]]". On 29 March 2003, following a hiatus, they released their second studio album, ''[[Eye Candy (album)|Eye Candy]]'', also a double-platinum success. This album featured their biggest international hit, "[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]", which peaked at No. 2 on the United States ''Billboard'' Dance charts. The group announced in February 2005 that they would be splitting to pursue solo careers, owing to the demise of their record label [[Telstar Records]]. They released a [[Greatest Hits (Mis-Teeq album)|greatest hits album]] on 25 April 2005 to coincide with their separation.

==History==
===1997–2001: Formation and line-up changes===
[[Alesha Dixon]] and [[Sabrina Washington]] met in 1997 at Dance Attic studios in [[Fulham]] through Louise Porter, who was putting together a group for her production company Big Out Ltd.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|first=Deirdre |last=Donovan|title=It's a girl thing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/feb/17/life1.lifemagazine6 |work=[[The Observer]]. [[The Guardian]]|date=17 February 2002 |access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> The two worked with Louise Porter for a couple of years before being joined by [[Tina Barrett]] to form a trio performing singing and dancing.<ref name="musiceyez"/> They were named '''Face2Face''' and were unsigned, and all band members still worked day jobs. Barrett left to join [[S Club 7]] after a successful audition for [[Simon Fuller]]<ref name="musiceyez">{{cite web|title=Music Eyz Interview With Tina Barrett|url=http://musiceyz.co.uk/2012/09/26/interview-with-tina-barrett/|work=Music Eyz |date=26 September 2012 |access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Zena McNally]] and [[Su-Elise Nash]].<ref name="situation">{{cite web|first=Annika|last=Allen|title=Featuring Zena|url=http://www.thesituation.co.uk/ukartists/zena/zena.html|work=The Situation|access-date=4 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822004648/http://www.thesituation.co.uk/ukartists/zena/zena.html|archive-date=22 August 2011}}</ref> Their then producer David Brant (writer of their first two hit singles, "[[Why? (Mis-Teeq song)|Why?]]" and "All I Want") introduced them via DJ Darren Stokes (TinTinOut) to Inferno Records (sub pop) A&R man Pat Travers, who signed them to [[Telstar Records]] and changed their name to Mis-Teeq. After months of recording—including sessions with producers [[Norway|Norwegian]] duo [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]] along with Brant (Vybrant Music), [[Ed Case (musician)|Ed Case]], [[Blacksmith (musical group)|Blacksmith]], [[Rishi Rich]], and [[Ceri Evans (Sunship)|Ceri Evans]]—Mis-Teeq released their debut single in 2000, "Why?", a [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]]-flavoured mid-tempo song co-written and produced by Brant. A [[UK garage|garage]] [[remix]] by Matt "Jam" Lamont soon became a success in the underground [[UK garage]] scene, and as a result a second [[music video]] for the song was filmed and released. "Why?" became a hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]] with a peak position of number eight. McNally left the line-up in January 2001 saying she felt unhappy about "an unbalance in the group".<ref name="situation"/>

===2001–2002: ''Lickin' on Both Sides'' and touring===
The three remaining members released their second single, "All I Want", in June 2001. It was co-written and originally produced by David Brant, and produced and remixed by [[Ceri Evans (Sunship)|Ceri Evans]] (also known as Sunship). The song topped the success of the trio's debut single, becoming a number 2 hit in the UK and simultaneously entering the top 30 of the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|Australian singles chart]]. The group released their debut album, ''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'', on 27 October 2001. It was certified [[Music recording certification|Platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] on 7 September 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=BRIT Certified |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ |website=BPI |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Nevertheless, Mis-Teeq saw instant international success with their Stargate-produced third single, "One Night Stand". While the song peaked at number 5 on the UK singles chart, it also entered the top 20 in Australia, [[New Zealand]], [[Norway]], and [[Denmark]]. In 2002, the band's fourth single, "B with Me", continued the group's remarkable sales with another top 10 entry in the UK, once again entering at number 5. The last release from ''Lickin' on Both Sides'' was a double A-side of "Roll on" and the [[Montell Jordan]] cover "[[This Is How We Do It]]", the latter song being featured on the soundtrack for [[Ali G]]'s 2002 film ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]''. This release entered the charts at number 7 on 29 June 2002. The band supported [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] on his UK tour in 2002.

===2003–2005: ''Eye Candy'', international breakthrough and split===
Returning from a short hiatus, Mis-Teeq released their second album, ''[[Eye Candy (album)|Eye Candy]]'', on 29 March 2003. The album featured production by Stargate, Ed Case, [[Salaam Remi]], singer [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], Delroy "D-Roy" Andrews, and JD (of the group So Solid Crew) and debuted at its peak position of number 6 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="officialcharts_20030406">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20030406/7502/ |title=Official Albums Chart on 6/4/2003 |website=officialcharts.com |access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref>{{refn|group=a|name=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20030406/7502|It doesn't automatically show up; you need to add category "albums" and certification "gold", then enter the name.}} While ''Eye Candy''{{'}}s sales failed to link to the sudden success of ''Lickin' on Both Sides'', pre-released lead single "[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]" became the group's most successful single by then: It reached number 2 in the UK and top 10 in [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], Australia, and Denmark.

In June 2003, the album's second single, "[[Can't Get It Back]]", became the band's seventh and final domestic top-ten single. Originally a remake of the same-titled unreleased [[Blaque]] single, Mis-Teeq and Telstar agreed not to use the album version, instead releasing the alternate "Ignorants Radio Edit" as an official single, which entered the UK charts at number 8 on 12 July 2003. The song also was included on a Special Edition of ''Eye Candy'' that was released in December of the same year and spawned a third single with "Style". The song peaked at number 13.

"[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]" was released in the [[United States]] in May 2004 (under another label, Reprise Records) and reached number 35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in June, making it their only single to chart in the U.S. The song was featured as the theme of the film ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'', starring [[Halle Berry]], in the summer of 2004.

Also in 2004, Mis-Teeq began promoting their music in the US. Following the release of their third album, [[Mis-Teeq (album)|''Mis-Teeq'']], and the single "[[Scandalous (Mis-Teeq song)|Scandalous]]" in 2004, the band's [[record label]] [[Telstar Records]] went bankrupt, leaving them with no direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/05/08/alehsa-dixon-reveals-all-about-her-rollercoaster-career-115875-21342665/|title=Alehsa Dixon reveals all about her rollercoaster career - 3am & Mirror Online|work=Daily Mirror|date=8 May 2009|access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref>

After the announcement of their split in February 2005, they released a compilation album, ''[[Mis-Teeq: Greatest Hits|Greatest Hits]]'', containing a new track, a cover of [[the Andrews Sisters]] 1940s song "Shoo Shoo Baby" and were nominated for a 2005 [[Soul Train]] Lady of Soul Award.

On 9 February 2011, it was reported that the group was in talks to re-form for a comeback tour but Dixon denied this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a302822/mis-teeq-to-reunite-for-tour.html |title=Mis-Teeq to reunite for tour? - Music News |work=Digital Spy |date=9 February 2011 |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> Two years later, Dixon said that she would never rule out a reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a449321/mis-teeq-reunion-would-have-to-be-organic-says-alesha-dixon.html |title=Mis-Teeq reunion would have to be organic, says Alesha Dixon - Music News |work=Digital Spy |date=8 January 2013 |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a452473/mis-teeq-to-meet-about-possible-reunion-confirms-alesha-dixon.html |title=Mis-Teeq to meet about possible reunion, confirms Alesha Dixon - Music News |work=Digital Spy |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, Su-Elise stated in an interview with ''Fashion Plus Magazine'' that the group were in talks for a reunion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fashionplusmagazine.com/interview-su-elise-nash-announces-potential-mis-teeq-reunion/ |title=Interview: Su-Elise Nash Announces 'Potential Mis-Teeq Reunion' |publisher=Fashion Plus Magazine |date=9 November 2014 |access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref>

==Members==

* [[Alesha Dixon]] (2000–2005)
* [[Sabrina Washington]] (2000–2005)
* [[Su-Elise Nash]] (2000–2005)
* [[Zena McNally]] (2000–2001)

==Discography==
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===Studio albums===
*''[[Lickin' on Both Sides]]'' (2001)
*''[[Eye Candy (album)|Eye Candy]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Mis-Teeq (album)|Mis-Teeq]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Mis-Teeq: Greatest Hits]]'' (2005)
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/misteeqmusic Mis-Teeq Myspace]
*[http://www.ilikemusic.com/interviews/Alesha_Dixon_interview_2006-2794 Interview with Alesha in 2006 on I Like Music]

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Los Van Van

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'''Los Van Van''' is one of the leading musical groups of post-revolutionary Cuba. It was founded in 1969 by [[Bass guitar|bass]]ist [[Juan Formell]], who directed the band until his death in 2014. Formell and former band members [[Changuito]] and [[César Pedroso|Pupy]] are some of the most important figures in contemporary [[Cuban music]], having contributed to the development of [[songo music|songo]] and [[timba]], two popular dance music genres.
[[File:Los Van Van dans les nuits d'Afrique Montréal 2015.jpg|thumb| Los Van Van]]

==History==
In 1967, Formell became musical director of [[Elio Revé]]'s [[Charanga (Cuba)|charanga]] orchestra. The sound of [[Orquesta Revé]] at that time was a unique blend of Cuban [[son (music)|son]] and late-'60s [[rock music|rock]]. Formell reformed the group into [[Changui '68]], and then founded his own group, Los Van Van, on December 4, 1969.

<blockquote>[Juan Formell] was convinced that he could capture the imagination of Cuba's younger generation by infusing Revé's arrangements with elements of North American [[rock and roll]], creating an odd new style that he called ''changüí 68''. Early the next year, almost exactly a decade after Revé's band had jumped ship to form [Orquesta] Ritmo Oriental, . . . Formell incited the most famous of the Revé mutinies and absconded with the majority of the musicians to form a group which has stayed at the true leading edge of its country's music longer than any other . . . at first Formell relied heavily on the songs and stylistic tendencies of his previous work with Revé. The harmonies, never before heard in Cuban music, were clearly borrowed from North American pop—in some cases rather corny North American pop . . . their sudden commercial popularity shattered the formulaic limitations on harmony to which Cuban popular music had faithfully adhered for so long . . . rhythmically, the 1969 group made the transition from changüí 68 to the first incarnation of a style which Formell called ''[[songo music|songo]]'' (Moore 2011).<ref>Moore, Kevin (2011). [http://www.timba.com/encyclopedia_pages/juan-formell-y-los-van-van "The Roots of Timba, Part II; Juan Formell y Los Van Van."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408133626/http://www.timba.com/encyclopedia_pages/juan-formell-y-los-van-van |date=2011-04-08 }} ''Timba.com''. Web.</ref></blockquote>

The original personnel of Los Van Van were Juan Formell (leader, [[bass guitar]], vocals); Orlando Canto ([[flute]]); Raúl "El Yulo" Cárdenas ([[conga]]s); Blas Egües ([[drum kit]]); Luis Marsilli ([[cello]]); José Luis Martínez ([[electric guitar]], vocals); Julio Noroña ([[güiro]]); [[Pupy Pedroso]] ([[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]); Miguel Angel "Lele" Rasalps (vocals); William Sánchez ([[electric guitar]]); and Gerardo Miró, Jesús Linare, Fernando Leyva, and Iván Rocha ([[violin]]s).

Juan Formell states that the main piano guajeo of "La lucha"{{-'}}s (1969) montuno section was inspired by the Afro‐Cuban folkloric [[batá drum]] rhythm chachalokefún.<ref>Moore Kevin (2010). ''Beyond Salsa Piano: The Cuban Timba Revolution; v 3: Cuban Piano Tumbaos 1960-1979'' p. 17. Moore Music/Timba.com. {{ISBN|145054553X}}</ref>

===1970s===
José Luis "[[Changuito]]" Quintana replaced Egües in 1970. Changuito greatly expanded the parameters of songo, and introduced a revolutionary conga and timbales technique, by incorporating snare drum rudiments.<ref>Quintana "Changuito," Jose Luis (1998). Changuito: ''A Master's Approach to Timbales''. Alfred Publishing Co. {{ISBN|978-0-7692-1435-1}}</ref> Changuito is the most influential Cuban percussionist of the latter twentieth century.

<blockquote>Changuito's rhythmic contributions coincided with Formell's maturation as a songwriter and LVV launched into a six year period which alone would have been sufficient to establish them as one of Cuba's most important bands. LVV's recordings from 1970 to 1976 are the definite starting point for anyone seeking to learn about the enigmatic genre of [[songo music|songo]] (Moore 2011).<ref>Moore, Kevin (2011). [http://www.timba.com/artist_pages/la-colecci-n "Discography, La colección."] ''Timba.com''. Web.</ref></blockquote>

The original single of "Pero a mi manera" (c. 1972) introduced harmonies and arranging ideas never before used in Latin music. Moore describes the chord changes as: "addictive and harmonically ambiguous vamp for the entire montuno section. Arguments could be made for various keys, but to me it sounds like bIII – IV – I – bVI in A. Like the best rock vamps, it never quite resolves, allowing for endless repetitions without losing energy."<ref>Moore, Kevin (2010). ''Beyond Salsa Piano: The Cuban Timba Revolution; v 3: Cuban Piano Tumbaos 1960-1979'' p. 24. Moore Music/Timba.com. {{ISBN|145054553X}}</ref>

In 1974 Los Van Van released their landmark record ''Tránsito'' (LD-3421) [Los Van Van v. II]. Also that year, vocalist Pedro Calvo left Orquesta Ritmo Oriental to join Los Van Van. Calvo fronted the band for two decades. ''Los Van Van v. V'' (Areíto LD-378) (1979) premiered compositions by Pedro Calvo, José Luis "El Tosco" Cortés, and Pupy Pedroso, who would go on to become the group's second most prolific composer after Formell.

Some of Formell's songo inventions had onbeat, rock-like guajeos as well as rock harmonies. One such song is "Con el bate de aluminio" (1979). The right hand plays steady onbeats, sounding a rock‐influenced imi – bVII – bVI chord progression.<ref name="Beyond 1">Moore Kevin (2011: 33). ''Beyond Salsa Piano: The Cuban Timba Revolution; v 10: César "Pupy" Pedroso; The Music of Los Van Van'' p. 1. Moore Music/Timb.com. {{ISBN|146096540X}}</ref>

[[File:Los van van Con el bate de aluminio.jpg|thumb|center|450px|"Con el bate de aluminio" (1979)]]

===1980s===
On ''Los Van Van'' v. 6 (1980) Formell took the unusual step of adding trombones to his charanga format. Orquesta Revé did the same during the time.<ref name="Beyond 1"/>

On ''El baile del buey cansao'' (Areíto LD-4045) [Los Van Van v. VII] (1982), Changuito added timbales, which he altered with drum kit. With their 1984 release of ''Anda ven y muévete'' (Areíto LD-4164) [Los Van Van v. IX], Van Van began getting unprecedented international attention. The title track borrows heavily from Lionel Richie's hit "All Night Long." Salsa singer [[Rubén Blades]] later covered "Muévete."

The following piano [[guajeo]] is based on Los Van Van’s biggest hit of the 1980s, "Por encima del nivel," better known as "La sandunguera," one of Los Van Van's most popular songs from the 1980s.<ref>Moore (2010). P. 34.</ref>

===2010s===
In 2011, they collaborated with [[Carlinhos Brown]] to record the song "Soy Loco por Tí, América" for the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s most recent charitable album ''Red Hot + Rio 2''. The album is a follow-up to the 1996 ''[[Red Hot + Rio]]''. Proceeds from the sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

==Musical style==
Using a [[Charanga (Cuba)|charanga]] line-up ([[flute]], [[string instrument]]s, and [[rhythm section]]) as its base, Los Van Van added [[trombone]]s, and was the first Cuban group to use [[synthesizer]]s and [[drum machine]]s. Initially, their sound was a fusion of [[son montuno]], [[Cuban rumba|rumba]], and North American [[rock and roll|rock]] and pop. Later the band incorporated [[funk]], [[disco]], and [[hip hop music|hip hop]], as well as [[salsa music|salsa]]. These influences would first give rise to a style known as [[songo music|songo]], and later [[timba]].

Los Van Van has consistently adapted its style to the times, and remains, after 35 years, Cuba's most popular dance band. Along with pianist Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, Juan Formell has written some of the most intriguing verses in popular dance music, including stories that run over several albums and, contrary to trends in [[timba]], all types of social commentary. Both artists are undisputed masters of double-entendre in a musical culture where multiple meanings in lyrics are pervasive. Indeed, the title of the band is probably meant to evoke the novel and compelling rhythms of the new sound of Formell's band, as ''van'' in Spanish means "they go" and so the name of the band could be translated as "those they go, they go" (it has also been suggested to translate as their name as something like "the go-gos!"). When Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, their pianist and founding member, left the band in 2002 he founded his own band Pupy y los que son son, which is likely a name with a triple-entendre. The word ''son'' can mean both "they are" and also refers to the traditional music ''son'' (the same Latin root as "sound"), originating in the eastern provinces of Cuba, from which Cuban-style salsa may have originated. It is also a reference to the idiomatic Spanish expression "those who can, do" presumably as sort of a sly nod to the expression "those who cannot [do something], teach."

==Awards==
The band has a [[Latin Grammy Award]] nomination to their credit, to [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album|Best Salsa Album]] for ''Llegó Van Van'' ('Van Van Is Here') in the [[1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards|first Latin Grammy Awards ceremony]] (2000).

In January 2010 "A Cali," a song from Van Van's latest album, was selected as one of the winning songs of the 2009 [[Cali Fair]] held in Cali (Colombia), a city known as Colombia's "salsa capital". The selection was made through a public poll that registered 30,742 votes. Van Van's "A Cali" received 7,905 of the votes, or 26% of the total.

The Cuban band was honored for the organizer comite of WOMEX fair with the Artist Award 2013.
The laurel was given to the "Train of Cuban music" for having remained the most important and popular dance band in Cuba for more than four decades.
The jury noted that "the imaginative approach in implementing its director Juan Formell, brought new sounds and ideas in Cuban dance music, which merged violins, flute charanga style with a trombone section, drums and electric guitar intro, bass and keyboards".

Juan Formell was also awarded with the Latin Grammy Award for Excellence 2013 along with other renowned Hispanic musicians, in a ceremony held on November 20, 2013 in Las Vegas.

==Band members==
Los Van Van has been a school for outstanding singers and musicians. Past members with successful careers as solo artists include Pedro Calvo, Angel Bonne, [[Changuito]], José Luis "El Tosco" Cortés (founder of the first timba band [[NG La Banda]]), César "Pupy" Pedroso and others. As of 2006, Los Van Van's lineup of singers was Mayito Rivera, Roberto Hernandez "Roberton", Yeni Valdes and Lele Rosales. During 2011 Mayito Rivera left the band for a solo career and was replaced by Mandy Cantero. Since early January 2017, Yeni Valdes left the band.

==Discography==
* Los Van Van Vol I (1969)
* Los Van Van Vol II (1973)
* Los Van Van Vol III (1974)
* Los Van Van Vol IV (1976)
* Los Van Van Vol V (1979)
* Los Van Van Vol VI (1981)
* Báilalo ¡Eh! ¡Ah! (1982)
* Qué Pista (1983)
* Anda, Ven y Muévete (1984)
* La Habana Sí (1985)
* Eso Que Anda (1986)
* Sandunguera (1986)
* La Titimania (1987)
* Songo (1988)
* El Negro No Tiene Na' (1988)
* Songo (Mango, 1989)
* Rico Son (1989)
* Aquí... El Que Baila Gana (1990)
* Esto Está Bueno (1991)
* De Cuba Los Van Van (1991)
* ''[[Azúcar (Los Van Van album)|Azúcar]]'' (Xenophile Records, 1992)
* Bailando Mojao - Dancing Wet (1993)
* 25 Años... y seguimos ahí! Vol I (1994)
* Lo Ultimo En Vivo (Qbadisc Records, 1994)
* ¡Ay Dios, Ampárame! (1995)
* Live In America (1997)
* Te Pone La Cabeza Mala (1997)
* Llegó Van Van (1999)
* En El Malecón De La Habana (2003)
* Chapeando (2004)
* Aquí El que Baila Gana: El Concierto (DVD+CD, 2007)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=liV8AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA736 ''Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 9'']</ref><ref>[https://zonarumbera.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/la-orquesta-cubana-los-van-van-presentan-su-dvd-“aqui-el-que-baila-gana”-2/ Press Release Sony]</ref>
* Arrasando (2008)
* Live From Camagüey (2009)
* La Maquinaria (2011)
* La Fantasía (2014)
* Legado (2018)
* Mi Songo (2020)
* Modo Van Van (2023)

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== External links ==
* [https://losvanvan.com Official website]
* {{discogs artist|Los Van Van}}
* {{imdb title|0808354}}

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Galactic

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| current_members = {{ubl|Robert Mercurio |Jeff Raines |Richard Vogel |[[Stanton Moore]] |[[Ben Ellman]]|[[Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph]]}}
| past_members = {{ubl|[[Theryl DeClouet]] |Jason Mingledorff |[[Corey Henry]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.offbeat.com/articles/treme-funk-corey-henrys-universe/ |title=Treme Funk: Corey Henry's Universe |author=Wyckoff, Geraldine |date=June 29, 2016 |magazine=[[OffBeat (music magazine)]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630170642/http://www.offbeat.com/articles/treme-funk-corey-henrys-universe/ |url-status=live |archive-date=June 30, 2016 |quote=In 2000, the Rascals opened for Galactic on a cross-country tour. 'Since then, we were pretty connected,' says Henry, who became a member and has recorded three albums with the band since around 2009. The discs include 2011's The Other Side of Midnight, 2012's Carnivale Electricos and its latest, 2015's Into the Deep.}}</ref> |[[Shamar Allen]]}}
}}

'''Galactic''' is an American [[funk]] band from [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.

==Origins and background==
Formed in 1994<ref name="Collar">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/galactic-mn0000191983/biography |title=Galactic: Biography |last=Collar |first=Matt |date=2019 |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> as an octet (under the name Galactic Prophylactic) and including singer Chris Lane and guitarist Rob Gowen, the group was soon pared down to a sextet of guitarist Jeff Raines, bassist Robert Mercurio, drummer [[Stanton Moore]], Hammond organist Rich Vogel, [[Theryl DeClouet]] on vocals, and later adding saxophonist Ben Ellman.

The group was started when Raines and Mercurio, childhood friends from affluent [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]], moved to [[New Orleans]] together to attend college at [[Tulane]] and [[Loyola University New Orleans|Loyola]] Universities,<ref name="newtimes">{{cite news |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2009-01-08/music/galactic-brings-its-space-funk-to-revolution/ |title=Galactic Brings its Space Funk to Revolution |newspaper=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]] |date=January 6, 2009 |access-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218104037/http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2009-01-08/music/galactic-brings-its-space-funk-to-revolution/ |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |url-status=live |author=Keyes-Kulkarni, Saby}}</ref> became enamored of the local funk scene, populated by such legendary acts as [[The Meters]] and [[Dirty Dozen Brass Band]] and inspired by local legends such as [[Professor Longhair]]. There they teamed with noted New Orleans drummer [[Stanton Moore]],<ref name="newtimes"/> saxophonist/harmonica (now producer) Ben Ellman, Rich Vogel, and Theryl de Clouet. In 2004, the band parted ways with vocalist DeClouet, and continued as an instrumental group until 2007 when they released ''[[From the Corner to the Block]]'' featuring rappers ranging from [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], [[Chali 2na]], [[Boots Riley]], and [[Lyrics Born]]. They continue to tour with different vocalists: 2011 and 2012 with [[Cyril Neville]], 2011 through 2014 with [[Corey Glover]], 2014 with Maggie Koerner, from 2015 with Erica Falls. They have also toured with trombonist Corey Henry from 2009 through 2016 and trumpet player Shamarr Allen from 2016.<ref name="newtimes"/> They have released albums consistently since 1996.

==Musical style==
The band has developed a unique sound as a result of their influences, including [[Rock music|rock]], [[funk]], [[brass band]], [[blues]], [[jazz]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[electronic music|electronic]], and [[world music]]. Many of their songs include performances by other artists of various styles of music, like hip-hop artists [[Boots Riley]] (of [[The Coup]]), [[Gift of Gab (rapper)|Gift of Gab]] (of [[Blackalicious]]) and [[Chali 2na]] (of [[Jurassic 5]]), to vocalists [[Macy Gray]], [[Mavis Staples]], [[Allen Toussaint]], [[Irma Thomas]], David Shaw, [[Mystikal]], [[Mannie Fresh]], and [[JJ Grey & Mofro]]. The European version of ''From the Corner to the Block'' has two tracks more than the US version. One of those tracks ("Valley Of Pain") features the German rapper [[Dendemann]].

==Evolution==
The band's sound has evolved from organic New Orleans funk to a more modern style, incorporating elements of hip hop, electronica, fusion, and jazz.<ref name="newtimes"/> This change has been largely characterized by the increased use of electronic effects on guitar, bass, saxophone, and drums. Drummer [[Stanton Moore]] uses phrase samplers to sample a rhythm which he can then play over, producing intricate and layered drum sounds. Ben Ellman, saxophonist and harmonica player, often distorts his instruments to the degree that they sound similar to an electric guitar. In 2007, the band began to produce their own albums (mainly Ben Ellman and Robert Mercurio). This opened them up to more studio experimentation and exploration resulting in their loop-, edit- and production-heavy album ''Ya-Ka-May''.

== Tipitina's ==
The band has long considered the legendary New Orleans music venue [[Tipitina's]] an unofficial home base, having recorded a [[We Love 'Em Tonight: Live at Tipitina's|live album]] there, and having performed there regularly since the beginning of their career. This includes annual performances on Halloween, New Year's Eve, during the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]], and a yearly "sunrise set" on [[Lundi Gras]] (the day preceding [[Mardi Gras]]), appropriately playing until the sun rises on Mardi Gras day.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Spera |first1=Keith |last2=Dicolo |first2=Jerry |date=November 30, 2018 |title=Tipitina's bought by members of New Orleans funk band Galactic, sources say |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_7b49c743-bfdd-5e63-b3f4-c732a8561cc1.html |access-date=April 28, 2020 |website=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the members of the band made their association with the venue official, purchasing the venue from the previous owners, Mary and Roland Von Kurnatowski.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/02/699155877/galactics-funk-sound-finds-permanent-home-in-legendary-new-orleans-club |title=Galactic's Funk Sound Finds Permanent Home In Legendary New Orleans Club |website=NPR.org |language=en |access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref>

==Live performances==
The band is noted for inviting guest musicians from New Orleans to perform onstage with them. These include the [[Soul Rebels Brass Band]], [[The Neville Brothers]], [[Brian Seeger]], Corey "Boe Money" Henry, [[George Porter]] of [[The Meters]], [[Dirty Dozen Brass Band]] and [[Skerik]] (a saxophone player who is actually based in [[Seattle, Washington]], but is part of Stanton Moore's side project [[Garage A Trois]]). The band is often on tour, and have shared the stage with acts including [[Live (band)|Live]], [[Counting Crows]], the [[Allman Brothers Band]], [[The Roots]], [[Fusebox Funk]], [[Widespread Panic]], [[B.B. King]], [[Mike Doughty]] (formerly of [[Soul Coughing]]), [[Gift of Gab (rapper)|Gift of Gab]] (of [[Blackalicious]]), [[Jurassic 5]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Gov't Mule]], [[The Revivalists]], [[The Record Company]], [[Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave]], [[Toots and the Maytals]], and [[Steel Pulse]].

Galactic performed "I Got It (What You Need)" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' in 2007. They also performed "Back That Ass Up" and "Rodeo" as [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]'s band on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2006. Galactic toured North America in 2012 with [[Corey Glover]] and [[Soul Rebels Brass Band]]. On March 29, 2012, Galactic appeared with [[Soul Rebels Brass Band]] and [[Corey Glover]] on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'' show on [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]].<ref name="The Social.com">{{cite web |title=Soul Rebels on Conan |url=http://www.thesocial.org/2012/03/27/soul-rebels-on-conan-this-thurs-329/ |publisher=Thesocial.org |access-date=April 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407164940/http://www.thesocial.org/2012/03/27/soul-rebels-on-conan-this-thurs-329/ |archive-date=April 7, 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, they performed summer festivals in the US, Canada, and Japan with vocalist [[Macy Gray]]. While on their 2016 tour, Galactic performed on a marine-themed call-in talk show, ''[[FishCenter Live]]''. They correctly guessed the coloration of a [[Holocentrinae|squirrelfish]] and won points for a [[Zebra moray|zebra moray eel]], Eel Hamburger. They headlined the 11th annual Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival in Martinsville, VA in May 2019.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

==Recent releases==
''Ya-Ka-May'' was released on February 9, 2010, on [[ANTI-]]. The album includes guest performances by a range of New Orleans musicians. Long-established performers such as [[Rebirth Brass Band]], [[Irma Thomas]], Big Chief Bo Dollis of [[The Wild Magnolias]], [[Allen Toussaint]] and [[Walter "Wolfman" Washington]] are represented, along with younger performers in the traditional vein, such as [[Trombone Shorty]] and Corey Henry; [[John Boutté]], Josh Cohen and Ryan Scully of [[Morning 40 Federation]]; and Glen David Andrews; and also [[Bounce music|bounce]] artists [[Cheeky Blakk]], [[Big Freedia]], [[Katey Red]], and [[Sissy Nobby]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Reeves |first=Mosi |title=New New Orleans |newspaper=San Francisco Bay Guardian |date=March 2, 2010 |url=http://www.sfbg.com/2010/03/02/new-new-orleans |access-date=March 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Andy |title=Album: Galactic, Ya-Ka-May (Anti) |newspaper=The Independent |date=February 26, 2010 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-galactic-yakamay-anti-1910883.html |access-date=March 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Serwer |first=Jesse |title=New Galactic album 'Ya-Ka-May' is a taste of classic New Orleans |newspaper=Washington Post |date=February 6, 2010 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/05/AR2010020504011.html |access-date=March 4, 2010}}</ref>

Galactic released a live album in May 2011 titled ''The Other Side of Midnight: Live in New Orleans''. This album includes live versions of many songs on ''Ya-Ka-May''.

On February 21, 2012, Galactic released a new studio album, titled ''Carnivale Electricos'', which focused on the theme of Carnivale. They invited artists from New Orleans to flesh out the diversity of the town's music in a virtual Fat Tuesday strut across town: the battle chant of Mardi Gras Indian War Chief Juan Pardo and the Golden Comanches; the voice of Mystikal; and the 40-piece Kipp Renaissance High School marching band. For "Voyage Ton Flag" they sampled the late accordionist Clifton Chenier and carnival-rock number "Hey Na Na (Hey Na)" with David Shaw of New Orleans's Revivalists. Brazil is represented by samba poet Moyseis Marques on "O Coco da Galinha" and by Casa Samba, who retake the forro "Magalenha..." The LP has been described by the band as "a tour" through New Orleans' various styles of music. <ref>Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/the-core-galactic/ Relix</ref>

On July 17, 2015, Galactic released a new studio album titled ''Into the Deep''.<ref>{{cite web |author=James Christopher Monger |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/into-the-deep-mw0002850200 |title=Into the Deep - Galactic |website=AllMusic |date=July 17, 2015 |access-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref> It featured [[Macy Gray]], J.J. Grey, David Shaw, Maggie Koerner, and [[Mavis Staples]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/into-the-deep-mw0002850200/credits |title=Into the Deep - Galactic | Credits |website=AllMusic |date=July 17, 2015 |access-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref>

On February 8, 2019, Galactic released their studio album ''Already Ready Already'' via Tchoup-Zilla Records. It was produced by Galactic's own Robert Mercurio and Ben Ellman, and marks the band's 10th studio LP. The album features guest appearances from Erica Falls, Princess Shaw, Miss Charm Taylor, [[David Shaw (musician)|David Shaw]] (The Revivalists), Nahko, and Boyfriend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berenson |first=Sam |date=February 8, 2019 |title=Galactic Releases 10th Studio LP 'Already Ready Already' |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/galactic-already-ready-release-19/ |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=Live for Live Music}}</ref>

On February 7, 2020, Galactic released a single titled "Float Up". The track features Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph.{{fact|date=February 2021}}

In 2023, Galactic released ''Tchompitoulas'', an EP which includes singer Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph, trumpeter Eric Gordon, Afro-Cuban musician [[Cimafunk]], trombonist and singer Glen David Andrews, and rapper [[Eric Biddines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tchompitoulas-mw0004009180 |title=Tchompitoulas |author= |date=2023 |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

== Members ==
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'''Current'''
*Robert Mercurio – bass guitar (1994–present)
*Jeff Raines – guitar (1994–present)
*Richard Vogel – [[Hammond organ]] (1994–present)
*[[Stanton Moore]] – drums (1994–present)
*[[Ben Ellman]] – saxophone, harmonica (1994–present)
*Eric Gordon – trumpet (2019–present)
*Angelika "Jelly" Joseph – vocals (2019–present)
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'''Former'''
*Chris Lane – vocals (1994)
*Rob Gowen – guitar (1994)
*[[Theryl DeClouet]] – vocals (1994–2004)
*Jason Mingledorff – saxophone (1997–1998)

'''Touring'''
*Cyril Neville – vocals (2011, 2012)
*[[Corey Glover]] – vocals (2011–2014)
*Maggie Koerner – vocals (2014)
*Erica Falls – vocals (2015–2019)
*Corey Henry – trombone (2009–2016)
*Shamarr Allen – trumpet (2016–2019?)
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==Discography==
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Coolin' Off]]'' (Fog City Records, 1996)
* ''[[Crazyhorse Mongoose]]'' (SBCMG, 1998)
* ''[[Late for the Future]]'' (Volcano, 2000)
* ''[[Ruckus (album)|Ruckus]]'' (Volcano, 2002)
* ''[[From the Corner to the Block]]'' (Anti/Epitaph, 2007)
* ''Ya-Ka-May'' ([[ANTI-|Anti]], 2010) – US ''Billboard'' 200 No. 161<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/galactic/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Galactic – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
* ''inFAMOUS 2 (The Blue Soundtrack)'' (Sony Classical, 2010) [With The Black Heart Procession, Brain, JD Mayer, and Jim Dooly]
* ''[[Carnivale Electricos]]'' (Anti, 2012) – US ''Billboard'' 200 No. 118<ref name="BB200"/>
* ''[[Into the Deep (album)|Into the Deep]]'' (Provogue, 2015)
* ''Already Ready Already'' (Tchoup-zilla Records, 2019)
* ''Audience with the Queen (with Irma Thomas)'' (Tchoup-zilla Records, 2025)

'''Live albums'''
* ''[[We Love 'Em Tonight: Live at Tipitina's]]'' ([[Volcano Records|Volcano]], 2001)
* ''The Other Side of Midnight: Live in New Orleans'' (Anti, 2011)

'''Compilation album'''
* ''[[Vintage Reserve]]'' (Volcano, 2003)

'''Other appearances'''
* ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]'' ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]], 2007) – performing "[[Going to the River]]" with [[Robbie Robertson]] and "So Long" with [[Big Chief Monk Boudreaux]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/goin-home-a-tribute-to-fats-domino-mw0000750410 |title=Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino - Various Artists {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic |language=en-us |access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.galacticfunk.com/ Official website]
* {{AllMusic | id=mn0000191983 | title=Galactic}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
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Ars Nova (Japanese band)

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{{Short description|Japanese progressive rock band}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2021}}
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| name = Ars Nova
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| origin = [[Japan]]
| genre = [[Progressive rock]]
| years_active = 1983–present
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| website = http://www.arsnova-prog.com
| current_members = Keiko Kumagai Shinko "Panky" Shibata Hazime Satoshi Handa
| past_members = Keiko Tsubata Kyoko Kanazawa Yumiko Saito Akiko Takahashi Naomi Miura Mika Nakajima Masuhiro Goto
}}
'''Ars Nova''' is a Japanese [[progressive rock]] band. The band members are Keiko Kumagai (keyboards), Shinko "Panky" Shibata (bass guitar), Hazime (drums) and Satoshi Handa (guitar).

Ars Nova's music features a heavy use of keyboards — this was particularly true between 1998 and 2003 when the band had two keyboard players. Common sounds include the ubiquitous [[Hammond organ]], as well as more recent digital sounds. Almost all of their music is instrumental.

The band's musical influences are [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer|ELP]], [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]], [[Premiata Forneria Marconi|PFM]], [[Rick Wakeman]], [[Balletto di Bronzo]] and classical music. Kumagai, the keyboard player, writes all of the band's compositions.<ref name=interview>{{cite web |last1=Barrenechea Herrera |first1=Juan |title=Interview with Keiko Kumagai |url=https://www.betreutesproggen.de/pnl/index.htm?/pnl/intarsno.htm |website=Progressive newsletter |access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref> She has played on the [[Ayreon]] album ''[[Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lucassen |first1=Arjen |title=Keiko Kumagai |url=https://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/keiko-kumagai/ |website=Arjen Lucassen’s official website |access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref> For much of its history (until Hazime and more recently Handa joined), the band was all female, unusual in the world of progressive rock.

== Band history ==
Ars Nova was formed in 1983 by Kyoko Kanazawa (bass guitar), Keiko Tsubata (keyboards) and Yumiko Saito (drums). The band covered bands such as [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer|ELP]] and [[Trace (band)|Trace]]. In 1986, Tsubata left the band. Keiko Kumagai replaced her and played two gigs with the band before leaving for personal reasons.<ref name=interview />

In 1991, the band was reformed with Keiko Kumagai on the keyboards. In 1992, the band released ''Fear and Anxiety''. The following year, Saito was replaced by Akiko Takahashi on the drums.<ref name=interview2>{{cite web |last1=Italiani |first1=Igor |title=Interview with Keiko Kumagai |url=http://www.progressiveworld.net/html/modules.php?name=Interviews&rop=showcontent&id=108 |website=ProgressiveWorld.net |access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>

In 1994, their second album, ''Tränsi'', was released. It allowed the band to be known outside Japan. In 1995, Ars Nova played a gig for the first time outside Japan, at the Prog Fest '95 festival in Los Angeles, USA.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Henry |title=ProgFest 1995 live recording review |url=http://www.expose.org/index.php/articles/display/various-artists-progfest-95-3.html |website=Exposé Online |access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Thelen |first1=Peter |last2=McLatchey |first2=Mike |title=A Circle of Women — A Conversation with Ars Nova 1995 |url=http://www.expose.org/index.php/articles/display/a-circle-of-women-a-conversation-with-ars-nova-1995.html |website=Exposé Online |access-date=24 April 2021 |date=1 March 1996}}</ref>

In 1996, their third album, ''The Goddess of Darkness'', was released and in 1997 they played their first gigs in Europe. Kyoko Kanazawa left the band in October.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Granillo |first1=Elias |title=Interview with Keiko Kumagai |url=https://www.seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=97 |website=Sea of Tranquility |access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>

In 1998, the album ''[[The Book of the Dead (album)|The Book of the Dead]]'' was released with guest bass guitarist Ken Ishita (ex-Deja Vu). A world tour began in October with Naomi Miura as a second keyboard player and bass guitar replacement.

''Android Domina'' was released in 2001, with Mika Nakajima as a second keyboard player, followed in 2003 by ''Biogenesis Project'', an album featuring numerous guest musicians, including Masuhiro Goto ([[Gerard (band)|Gerard]], [[Ningen-Isu]]), who became the new drummer of the band, replacing Takahashi. Nakajima also left the band and was replaced by the bass guitarist Shinko Shibata. Satoshi Handa began playing as a guest for live gigs later in the year.

In 2005, drummer Goto left the band and was replaced by Hazime. Handa became a member of the band and played on the next studio album.

On 12 June 2022, the group announced on their website that a new album was in production. These are recordings already made in 1996 by the original trio (Kumagai, Kanazawa, Takahashi) and are complemented by current productions together with the two guest musicians Hitomi Iriyama (violin) and Zoltán Fábián (guitar). Other contributors are Sayuri Aruga (vocals), Mika Nakajima (keyboard), Satoshi Handa (guitar), Hazime (drums), and Akiko Takahashi (percussion). The new album is to be called ''Morgan 2021''.

== Discography ==
* 1992: ''Fear and Anxiety''
* 1994: ''Tränsi''
* 1996: ''The Goddess of Darkness''
* 1997: ''The Six Singular Impressions'' (compilation)
* 1998: ''[[The Book of the Dead (album)|The Book of the Dead (Reu Nu Pert Em Hru)]]''
* 2001: ''Android Domina''
* 2001: ''Lacrimaria'' (recorded 1992, released 2001)
* 2003: ''Biogenesis Project''
* 2005: ''Chrysalis - Force for the Fourth''
* 2009: ''Seventh Hell''
* 2011: ''Official Bootleg Live Female Trio 1996-2010'' (Live)
* 2011: ''Divine Night'' (Live 2010)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.arsnova-prog.com/ Official website: www.arsnova-prog.com]
* [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ars-nova-mn0001587830 Ars Nova biography by Geoff Orens, discography and album reviews, credits & releases] at [[AllMusic]]
* {{MusicBrainz artist|mbid=34679a1e-6e07-4b80-9a65-4add05faccde|name=Ars Nova}}
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/395302-Ars-Nova-2 Ars Nova discography, album releases & credits] at [[Discogs|Discogs.com]]
* {{YouTube |user=arsnovajapan}}

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Cinerama (band)

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{{Short description|English indie pop band}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
'''Cinerama''' is an English [[indie pop]] band, headed by [[David Gedge]], the [[frontman]] for [[The Wedding Present]]. The band is known for combining rock guitar music with [[string instrument|string]] and [[woodwind instrument|woodwind]] sounds.<ref name=chart>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011125005646/http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2001/11/2002.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Creed, The Smashing Pumpkins, Robbie Williams and many more"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', 20 November 2001</ref>

==Career==
Formed in 1998, Cinerama began as a [[duet (music)|duo]] comprising David Gedge and Sally Murrell. Initial releases were stylistically different from The Wedding Present, featuring soundtrack-like arrangements with string and woodwind accompaniment. Live performances included the many musicians required to create the orchestral accompaniment present in the recordings. Over time the band's sound returned to rock, with songs originally recorded by The Wedding Present incorporated into Cinerama's live set.

During the [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] of the album that became ''[[Take Fountain]]'', Gedge decided that the band's sound had changed so much that the album should be released as The Wedding Present.

== Post 2004 ==
Most [[Wedding Present]] set lists during this time included at least one Cinerama song.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

The band played and recorded occasionally and performed a short set at each of [[David Gedge]]'s "At the edge of.." festivals. The line-up usually comprised the current Wedding Present lineup but with the musicians switching their usual instruments.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

On 18 May 2015, Cinerama released a re-vamped version of the Wedding Present's album ''[[Valentina (album)|Valentina]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/valentina-mw0002842834|title=Valentina - Cinerama | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref> The re-recording of a Wedding Present [[long player]] by Cinerama had been a long-term ambition of [[David Gedge]]. In December 2024 Cinerama released a re-recording of their debut album, this time titled ''Va Va Voom 25'', and featuring full-band re-recordings made in 2023–24.

==Discography==
===Singles===
* "Kerry Kerry" ([[Cooking Vinyl]] 1998) – [[UK Singles Chart]] No. 71<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 107}}</ref>
* "Dance, Girl, Dance" (Cooking Vinyl 1998)
* "Pacific/King's Cross" (double [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] [[gramophone record|7" vinyl]] / Elefant 1999)
* "Manhattan" (Scopitones 2000)
* "Wow" (Scopitones 2000)
* "Lollobrigida" (Scopitones 2000)
* "Your Charms" (Scopitones 2000)
* "Superman" (Scopitones 2001)
* "Health and Efficiency" (Scopitones 2001)<ref name=chart />
* "Quick, Before It Melts" (Scopitones 2002)
* "Careless" (Scopitones 2002)
* "Don't Touch That Dial" (Scopitones 2003)
* "It's Not You, It's Me" (GoMetric! Records 2004)

===Albums===
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Va Va Voom (album)|Va Va Voom]]'' (Cooking Vinyl 1998)
* ''Disco Volante'' (Scopitones 2000)
* ''[[Torino (album)|Torino]]'' (Scopitones 2002)
* ''Valentina'' (2015)
* ''Va Va Voom 25'' (Scopitones / Clue, 2024)

'''Compilations'''
* ''This Is Cinerama'' ([[compilation album|compilation]], Cooking Vinyl 2000)
* ''John Peel Sessions'' (compilation, Scopitones 2001)
* ''Cinerama Holiday'' (compilation, Scopitones 2002)
* ''John Peel Sessions: Season 2'' (compilation, Scopitones 2003)
* ''John Peel Sessions: Season 3'' (compilation, Sanctuary 2007)
* ''The Complete Peel Sessions'' ([[triple album]] [[box set]] compilation, [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]] 2007)
* ''Seven Wonders of the World'' (compilation, Scopitones 2014)

'''Live albums'''
* ''Live in Los Angeles'' (Scopitones 2002)
* ''Live in Belfast'' (Scopitones 2003)
* ''Live in New York'' (Download Album 2010)
* ''Live 2015'' (Scopitones, 2015)

===DVDs===
* ''Get Up and Go'' (Scopitones 2004)

==Members==
The band has included the following members:

* '''David Gedge''' — lead vocals, guitar (1997–2004, 2009–present)
* '''Sally Murrell''' — keyboards, vocals (1997–2003)
* '''Emma Pollock''' — vocals (session 1998)
* '''Marty Willson-Piper''' — guitar (session 1998)
* '''Anthony Coote''' — bass (session 1998)
* '''Simon Cleave''' — guitar (1998–2004)
* '''Philip Robinson''' — keyboards (1998–2000)
* '''Terry de Castro''' — bass, vocals (1998–2004, 2013, 2018), guitar (2009–2010, 2015, 2022–present)
* '''Richard Marcangelo''' — drums (1998)
* '''Bryan McLellan''' — drums (1998–2000)
* '''Simon Pearson''' — drums (2000) (died 2023)
* '''Kaari Paavola''' — drums (2000–2004)
* '''Graeme Ramsay''' — drums (2009–2011)
* '''Charles Layton''' — bass (2009–2011), drums (2012–2019)
* '''Pepe le Moko''' — guitar (2011–2012)
* '''Sevjan Sitki''' — keyboards (2011–2012)
* '''Samuel Beer-Pearce''' — keyboards (2012–2013), guitar (2012–2016)
* '''Patrick Alexander''' — bass (2012), guitar (2013)
* '''Danielle Wadey''' — keyboards (2013–2016), guitar (2014, 2018–2019), bass (2017)
* '''Katherine Wallinger''' — bass (2014–2016)
* '''Melanie Howard''' — keyboards (2014–2017), guitar (2018), bass (2019–2023)
* '''Elizabeth Palmer''' — flute (2015)
* '''Andrew Blick''' — trumpet (2015, 2017, 2019)
* '''Marcus Kain''' — guitar (2017)
* '''Maria Scaroni''' — keyboards (2017–2019)
* '''Jaqueline Wickham''' — keyboards (2018)
* '''Freya Wallis''' — guitar (2019), keyboards (2022)
* '''Emily O'Rourke''' — flute (2019)
* '''Aegli Issias''' — guitar (2022)
* '''Nicholas Wellauer''' — drums (2022–2023)
* '''Rachael Wood''' — guitar (2023–present)
* '''Emilie Geissmar-Wagstaff''' — flute (2023–present)
* '''Robin Squirrell''' — cello (2023–present)
* '''Vincenzo Lammi''' — drums (2023–present)
* '''Paul Blackburn''' — bass (2023–present)
* '''Charlotte Adolpho''' — keyboards (2023–present)<ref>https://www.scopitones.co.uk/product/cinerama-at-at-the-edge-of-the-sea-poster</ref>

==See also==
* [[Baroque pop]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.scopitones.co.uk/ Scopitones – the home of The Wedding Present and Cinerama]
*[http://www.twpcinerama.com/ TWP-CINERAMA Japan fan site]
* {{discogs artist|Cinerama}}

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When I Was a Boy

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{{for|the 1993 short film|When I Was a Boy (film)}}
{{distinguish|text=the songs by [[The Who]], [[Electric Light Orchestra]] and [[Dar Williams]]}}
{{Infobox album
| name = When I Was a Boy
| type = Studio album
| artist = [[Jane Siberry]]
| cover = Jane Siberry-When I Was a Boy (album cover).jpg
| alt =
| released = August 3, 1993
| recorded = June 1991–January 1993 [[Mushroom Studios]], [[Vancouver]] [[Reaction Studios]], [[Toronto]] [[Westside Studios]], [[London]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[ambient music|Ambient]]<ref name=discogs>{{cite web |author= |title=When I Was a Boy |date=3 August 1993 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Jane-Siberry-When-I-Was-A-Boy/release/186386 |publisher=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=}}</ref> [[Synthpop]]<ref name=discogs /> [[Downtempo]]<ref name=discogs />
| length = 66:23
| label = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]] 26824
| producer = Jane Siberry, [[Brian Eno]] (tracks 1 and 4), [[Michael Brook]] (track 3)
| prev_title = [[Bound by the Beauty]]
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = [[Maria (Jane Siberry album)|Maria]]
| next_year = 1995
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/when-i-was-a-boy-mw0000619725|title=When I Was a Boy – Jane Siberry|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=May 11, 2017|last=Parisien|first=Roch}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/11/25/celestial-standout/|title=Celestial Standout|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=November 25, 1993|access-date=May 11, 2017|last=McCormick|first=Moira}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Jane Siberry sings angelic love songs, guitarists celebrate Wes Montgomery|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=August 31, 1993|last=Wood|first=Sam}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jane Siberry: When I Was a Boy|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=83|date=August 1993|page=100}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=52049&cf=352|title=Jane Siberry: When I Was a Boy|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 25, 1993|accessdate=May 11, 2017|last=Walls|first=Richard C.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418085038/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=52049&cf=352|archivedate=April 18, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev6score = B−<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv394-94.php|title=Consumer Guide|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=April 5, 1994|accessdate=May 11, 2017|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}

'''''When I Was a Boy''''' is a 1993 album by [[Jane Siberry]]. Internationally, it is her most famous album. In Siberry's native [[Canada]], however, the album was commercially successful but not as big a hit as her 1985 album ''[[The Speckless Sky]]''.

The album includes Siberry's most famous song, "[[Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry song)|Calling All Angels]]", a duet with [[k.d. lang]] which appeared on two movie soundtracks, ''[[Until the End of the World (soundtrack)|Until the End of the World]]'' in 1991 and ''[[Pay It Forward (film)|Pay It Forward]]'' in 2000. The song was also sung by cast members of ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' in a scene from the episode "[[The Rainbow of Her Reasons]]." "[[Sail Across the Water]]" and "Temple" were the other singles from the album.

Several songs included electronic textures; "Temple" was Siberry's first song that was popular in [[dance club]]s. The album was also Siberry's first to explore more [[spirituality|spiritual]] themes, which would become a hallmark of her later music.<ref>Scott Gray, [http://ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=75&page=read&subpage=past&issueID=14 "Sing a Little Sweeter"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208084350/http://ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=75&page=read&subpage=past&issueID=14 |date=2009-02-08 }}. ''[[Ascent (magazine)|Ascent]]''.</ref>

On [[The Tragically Hip]]'s 1997 live album ''[[Live Between Us]]'', [[Gordon Downie]] sings the chorus from "Temple" in that album's track "Nautical Disaster".

==Track listing==
All songs written by Jane Siberry, except where indicated.
# "Temple" – 4:45
# "[[Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry song)|Calling All Angels]]" – 5:17
# "Love Is Everything" – 5:50
# "[[Sail Across the Water]]" – 5:22
# "All the Candles in the World" – 3:49
# "Sweet Incarnadine" (Siberry, [[Erdal Kızılçay]], Ken Myhr) – 6:46
# "The Gospel According to Darkness" – 4:51
# "An Angel Stepped Down (And Slowly Looked Around)" – 5:50
# "The Vigil (The Sea)" – 9:23
# "Bells" – 1:19
# "At the Beginning of Time" – 8:20
# "Love Is Everything" (Harmony Version) – 5:51

==Personnel==
*[[Jane Siberry]] – [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[organ (music)|organ]], [[vocals]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Ken Myhr]] – guitar, vocals on 7 8, percussion on 11

===Additional personnel===
*[[Brian Eno]] – [[shaker (percussion)|shaker]] on 1, [[oboe]] on 1, [[synthesizer]] on 4
*[[Teddy Borowiecki]] – piano on 2
*[[Glenn Milchem]] – [[drum kit|drums]] on 1
*David Ramsden – vocals on 1 7 8 11
*[[James Pinker]] – drums on 1 4
*[[Bryant Didier]] – [[bass guitar|bass]] on 1
*Jamie West-Oram – guitar on 1
*[[k.d. lang]] – vocals on 2
*[[Ben Mink]] – [[viola]] on 2
*[[Michael Brook]] – guitar on 3, [[infinite guitar]] on 3
*[[Sid Wells]] – drum loops on 5 8
*[[Robert Ahwai]] – bass on 5 7 8
*[[Erdal Kızılçay]] – piano on 6
*[[Holly Cole]] – vocals on 7 8
*[[Rebecca Jenkins]] – vocals on 7 8 9
*[[Michael Phillip Wojewoda|Michael Phillip-Wojewoda]] – vocals on 7 8, percussion on 11
*[[Anne Bourne]] – [[cello]] on 7 8 9
*[[Graham Dickson]] – drum loops on 7
*[[Rebecca Campbell (musician)|Rebecca Campbell]] – vocals on 8
*[[Andy Stochansky]] – vocals on 11
*[[John Switzer]] – [[bass guitar|bass]] on 9
*[[Paul Douglas (musician)|Paul Douglas]] – vocals on 9

==Charts==
'''Album'''
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Peak position
!align="left"|Weeks on the chart
|-
|align="left"|1993
|align="left"|''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top 100 Albums
|align="left"|46<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2226&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12 Top Albums/CDs - Volume 58, No. 8, September 04 1993]</ref>
|align="left"|13
|-
|}

'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Song
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Peak position
|-
|align="left"|"Calling All Angels"
|align="left"|1992
|align="left"|''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Adult Contemporary
|align="left"|9<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2159&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12 Adult Contemporary - Volume 55, No. 25, June 20 1992]</ref>
|-
|align="left"|"Sail Across the Water"
|align="left"|1993
|align="left"|''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top 100 Singles
|align="left"|66<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2235&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12 Top Singles - Volume 58, No. 9, September 11 1993]</ref>
|-
|}

==Other appearances in popular media==
The song "All the Candles in the World" is featured in the 2000 movie ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]''.

The final track, "Love Is Everything (Harmony Version)", is featured as the closing track of the episode titled "Loud and Proud" ([[The L Word (season 2)|S02E11]]) of [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[The L Word]]''.

"[[Calling All Angels (Jane Siberry song)|Calling All Angels]]" is featured on the season one finale, "Déjà Vu All Over Again", of [[The WB]] series ''[[Charmed]]''.

==References==
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