Eric Weiler, Noah Cahan, David "Cool Jazz, Doug Mezz" Mesirow
Influences
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hart/Hammerstein, Louis Armstrong, Pink Floyd, Phish, Marvin Gaye, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, John Coltrane
Sounds Like
Catchy, very catchy. But interesting as well. We try to employ interesting rhythms, harmonies, and melodies into our songs. Sometimes what you hear is a well-composed or well-arranged song from start to finish. Sometimes what you hear is a jam, or an improvised piece - it just starts and finishes as it pleases, or as the moment or situation calls for, or as the band has prepared for it to do. Delight, Blues Focus, or Cool Jazz Standard, or whichever of the many names our band goes by provides a sound that is interesting and edgy and appeals to the artistic, creative, emotional, even political palate that the listener is going for that night or that afternoon. We appease when we please, and we want to provide something interesting for you to hear - something you can enjoy at the moment, but also something that you will remember beyond that moment - something that will remain in your head upon which you can reflect later. That's what we mean by catchy.
David Mesirow, of stage name Doug Mezz, is a world-class painist, vocalist, lyricist, and composer. He is also a writer, thinker, theorist, mathematician, painter, humorist, hobbyist, and poet. In addition to the piano, he has also played the guitar, harmonica, drums, bass, xylophone, recorder, viola, and various percussion instruments.
David works within a group of musicians, Delight, who specialize in both songwriting, instrumentation, and improvisation. Their recordings and performances are combinations of these arts. In terms of overall sound, style, and approach, Delight's musical genre could, in short, be categorized as a mixture of folk, rock, funk, and jazz, (highlighting both the substantive musicality and subjective feeling of these genres.)
Many of our songs are either classically composed - based on classical or popular music traditions that use tried and true compositional techniques influenced by the masters - or compositionally innovative, which try out new ideas and stretch the limits of convention as well as test the comfort zone of the ear. Our lyrics are poetic, yet innovative and thought-provoking; so our songs always tend to give the listener something interesting to listen to.
"Another Man's Shoes," one of the songs you can listen to above, tells the story of waking up as if you were "in another man's shoes". It asks you to imagine being a different person and how that might play out. The original idea for the song was conceived by Eric Weiler. It was also produced by Eric Weiler, and Doug Mezz sings on the track.
On the live stage, Delight's fusion of composition and improvisation comes to life in a new form. Jam bands have done it before, and it is a common practice in jazz, but our sound isn't jazz exactly. What we play draws more from many diverse musical traditions than from just one genre, so our music almost defies genres as a diverse fusion of musical styles. We really play a mix of pop, rock, jazz, funk, alternative, reggae, R&B, motown, gospel, world, punk, blues, soul, classical, acoustic, and folk. Everything really.
"New Russian Blues" features the three members of Delight: David Mesirow, Eric Weiler, and Noah Cahan. An elaboration on the earlier composition "Russian Blues," this particular instrumental tune seems to defy genres. "New Russian Blues," available for listening on the music player above, involves improvisation over a compositional idea. The track mixes jazz, blues, classical, and folk through its use of improvised ideas, song form, chord voicings, and cultural sound.
We are both instrumentalists and experimentalists with our music, not afraid to stretch, even dismiss common musical conventions and ideals. Delight's innovative and thought-provoking music is a means to an end and an end in itself. We believe the music is good and pure on its own from a musical standpoint, but we also think our music will send positive vibes to the public.
All poems, articles, and writings on the David Mesirow MySpace page and blog are the work of David Mesirow. The Spanish translations were done by Tomas Burgos. All artwork and photos featured on this artist's page are the property of David Mesirow, a.k.a. Doug Mezz.
You can buy Doug Mezz/Delight MP3s for 50¢ each by signing up or logging in at the SNOCAP store above. If you purchase all available thirteen tracks, it's only $6.50 for the entire album, 'Theories On A Whim.' We appreciate your support!
just stopping by to see if you're interested in our project....
We've started a collaborative radio station - and we're looking for people to contribute to our output....have a look, have a listen and join up if you'd like to join in!!!
We hope you don't mind if we inform you that our 'PUNK OPERA: 'CHELENNON' album is finally RELEASED and AVAILABLE !!! It's based on John Lennon political and rare songs and interviews. If you are interested to learn more about this concept album just visit our myspace or the following website:www. ilemusic. com Thank you for your support!!! The OZ from St. Petersburg, Russia
Thanks for the add man! Keep up with the good works for the campaign! Be sure to tell everybody down there at the office about my stuff! I hope to see you around!
David I guess talent runs in the family! I really like New Russian Blues very much, and hope to catch up with you at some time, I have a LOT of Mezz's work, let me know all the best and keep playing music Yves Francois
Hey David – Just stopping by to invite you to our Martyrs’ show this Friday June 13th. We’ll be joined by hometown friends, 56 Hope Road and Eli Jones, and we’ll also be giving away tickets to The Lazy River Music and Arts Festival! It’s our only hometown appearance on the books for the summer, so we hope you can join us for this great night of Chicago music!
You can also catch us at a number of Midwest festivals this summer, from Minnesota to Iowa to Ohio and points in between. Visit our myspace page or website for all the details!
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