Unfulfilled Desires is an exciting international jazz-funk-rock collective with a diverse line-up of players on both sides of the Atlantic. UD has a fresh and eclectic sound—the combined expression of the jazz, classical, rock, funk, and avant garde backgrounds of the revolving international lineup of players. From France, Germany, Chile, and the US, these talented and creative improvisational musicians span three continents to create a unique musical expression that both includes and transcends their cultural and musical influences. The sound is a brash combination of jazz virtuosity, funk-rock groove, and raw soul.
The vision, heart, and foundation of UD are the US-based duo of fusion drummer Andrew Cohen and classically trained sax, ewi, and flute player Rodrigo Tarraza. In 2000, they a few friends started jamming, and Unfulfilled Desires was born. Since then, the band has consistently evolved through several different formations. They’ve been rocking clubs from New York to London to Tel Aviv with a dynamic and sophisticated sound, inspiring audiences to dance and dissolve into their hypnotic grooves. UD has produced three CDs: Live at the Iron Horse (2003), Enlightened Dog (2005), and recently released Punk Funk (2008).
UD East has been playing together on and off with great intensity and collaborative creativity for several years. And UD West has recently taken off with a different feel and jazzier expression of the mostly original compositions. In their hometown of Lenox, MA they’ve opened for contemporary jazz greats Mike Stern, The Bad Plus, Oz Noy Trio, and guitar virtuoso David Fiuczynski and his band Screaming Headless Torsos and closed for Fareed Haque’s Garaj Mahal in NYC.
Last summer, UD played the three top jazz clubs in Israel to packed audiences. On a recent European tour, Time Out London described them as “a hard-driving jazz-funk quintet playing virtuosic jazz and jazz-rock” and chose them as “Hot Pick of the Week.” And David Mossman owner of the legendary New Vortex Jazz Club in London defined them as “Steps Ahead and Miles Davis brought into the 21st Century.”
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