Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet, compositions;
Abraham Gomez-Delgado - percussion, voice, compositions;
Jen Shyu - voice, erhu;
Mark Taylor - french horn;
Reut Regev - trombone;
Matt Bauder - tenor saxophone;
Michael Attias - baritone saxophone;
Pete Fitzpatrick - electric guitar;
Keith Witty - acoustic bass;
Chris Stromquist, Harris Eisenstadt, Tim Keiper, or Tomas Fujiwara - drums
Positive Catastrophe
A trans-idiomatic ten-piece little big band, co-led by Taylor Ho Bynum
and Abraham Gomez-Delgado. "The ten-piece Positive Catastrophe pools the resources of two outstanding bandleaders: the ever-searching avant-jazz cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, and Abraham Gomez-Delgado, head of the eclectic alterna-Latino outfit Zemog El Gallo Bueno. Considering the pair’s résumés, we’d bet on a hectic mix of groove and edgy improv." (Time Out NY)
Gomez-Delgado has been described as "the new century's mad scientist,
creating a musical hybrid so seemingly wrong it can be nothing but
right" (Global Rhythm Magazine); Bynum is "as animated as a vintage
Loony Tune...one of the most exciting figures in jazz's new power
generation” (Steve Dollar, Time Out Chicago).
"This is the audio equivalent of a funhouse mirror...“Travels 4,” for example, sounds like a low-speed collision between Sun Ra’s “Nuclear War,” Julea London’s “Cry Me a River” and Chano Pozo’s Dizzy Gillespie vehicle “Manteca” – all mashing together while the drivers giggle...Pos-Cat maintains a playful, even giddy vibe as it bends its Latin, swing, and progressive vibes so that they’re each recognizable but delightfully warped. If you’ve been hungering to hear Latin-based jazz in a new light, your prayers have been answered." Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, NY Press
