Fri., 7/29/11: Cambridge, MA - Final Orchestrotica quartet show of the summer!

Hello New England-area tiki fans, our final show of the summer is this Friday! Come out for some classic, and strange new exotica! RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188819331177668

"...borrowing themes from Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich, Mr. Ho has created his own rigorous classical-jazz hybrid. Are you listening, Keith Lockhart?..."
–Boston Phoenix

Referencing the exotica of Martin Denny, Milt Raskin, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich among others, Mr. Ho’s, Orchestrotica—as a vibraphone quartet—presents an original third-stream collection of updated jazz, chamber, and world music reaching towards the South Pacific via Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, and Latin America. Led by, multi-percussionist, vibraphonist and composer Brian O’Neill (Mr. Ho) the group normally features bass flute/woodwinds (Geni Skendo), percussion (Noriko Terada), and acoustic bass (Jason Davis). While the "deliciously demented and entertaining" Orchestrotica (The Wall Street Journal) does perform classics by the original artists of the exotica style such as Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, Milt Raskin, and Cal Tjader, the group focuses on original music written by O'Neill that is highly influenced by his fifteen-year career as a percussionist and combines sounds from symphony orchestras, jazz groups, and world music ensembles leading AllAboutJazz to say, "...If John Zorn is an exotica Picasso, O'Neill is his Georges-Braque counterpart [and] may be, in the long run, a stronger exoticist than Zorn."

In June 2011, they released their debut quartet CD, Third River Rangoon, which the Boston Phoenix called "...a rigorous classical-jazz hybrid..." and Lucid Culture called "...a a lushly nocturnal collection ...genius." The CD continues their Exotica for Modern Living series, which opened with The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel, their 23-pc big band formation performing the lost space-age pop music of Juan Garcia Esquivel. The debut CD reached #4 on the CMJ jazz charts and received 4 stars from the Sunday London Times.

“...incredible musicianship....” –Downbeat
“...a marvelously flexible unit...” –The Boston Globe

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Sorry I'll miss it. It was great seeing you guys in NY. Also, great hanging witcha at the Hukilau. The album is superb.

Thanks Drew! Hope we can hang soon again!

Whoa! So cool! Wish I could make it!!!
Break a leg Maestro Ho!