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Encyclopedia > TriPod the band

TriPod is a rock trio that dispenses with guitars and keyboards. TriPod uses non-traditional instruments in the melodic line (bass, brass & woodwinds). The band has been variously classified as Fusion, Jazz, Canterbury, World Music, Prog, Alternative, RIO, and Avant Garde, yet TriPod proclaims itself a rock band. Fusion typically refers to the merging of two or more entities into a single one: In physics and technology nuclear fusion is the combination of two atomic nuclei into a single nucleus, usually the isotopes of hydrogen, Deuterium and Tritium. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world (Bohlman 2002, Nidel 2004, p. ... The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... An alternative is one of two possible choices. ... Rio is the Spanish and Portuguese word for river. Aside from its use in the name of many rivers, Rio or RIO is used in a number of other ways. ... The Loves of Zero 35 mm film by Robert Florey 1927 Avant-garde /ɑvɑ̃gɑrd/ in French means front guard, advance guard, or vanguard. ... Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ...


It is comprised of three New York musicians: Clint Bahr (12-string bass, Chapman Stick, Taurus pedals, Theremin, vocals), Keith Gurland (alto and tenor sax, flute, clarinet, panpipes, pedals, vocals) and Steve Romano (acoustic and electric drums and percussion). A 10 string Chapman Stick The Chapman Stick is a musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. ... Léon Theremin playing an early theremin The theremin or thereminvox (originally pronounced but often anglicized as [1]) is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. ...


TriPod performs only original music and includes improvs in stage performances and on CDs. The band originally appeared only in the Northeast of the US, but has now performed at international festivals: 2005 - BajaProg Festival (Mexico); 2006 - Zappanale Festival (Germany), North West Rock Festival (Croatia), Burg Herzberg Festival (Germany).


TriPod's CD is released on the MoonJune Records label, known for promoting independent prog artists such as Soft Machine and Elton Dean.


References

  • Lucky, J. The Progressive Rock Files, 2000, Collector's Guide Publishing Inc; (ISBN# 189652270X)
  • Martin, B., Avant Rock: Experimental Music from the Beatles to Bjork, 2002, Open Court Publishing Company (ISBN# 0-8126-9500-3)

External links

  • Burg Herzberg Festival
  • Zappanale Festival
  • Baja Prog Festival

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