A Chicago based horn bass drum creative jazz trio whose improvisational aesthetics value harmony, melody and rhythm. Includes Tim Daisy of the Vandermark 5 and Jason Ajemian of the Chicago Underground Trio.

6 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Modern Creative Jazz, JAZZ: Modern Free Jazz



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Dragons 1976 is the horn bass drum trio of Aram Shelton, Jason Ajemian and Timothy M. Daisy. The three met in Chicago in the early 00's as all were drawn to the city as a place to develop their music. All highly active in the creative music scene there, Dragons 1976 formed in a natural way after playing together for several years and released their first album On Cortez on Locust music in 2003. Largely improvisational, the music of Dragons 1976 focuses on their individuality as musicians while using composed parts to guide the form and structure. While rooted in and influenced by music of the jazz idiom, the music of Dragons 1976 is never bound to it's tradition, as each of the members is influenced by a wide array of styles including minimalism, folk, rock, electronic and free improvisation.