Project Z was an American indie rock, jazz fusion, and jam band of the early 21st century.
Project Z was founded by leader
[ ]Jimmy Herring
Jimmy Herring (born January 22, 1962) is the lead guitarist for the band Widespread Panic. He is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit and Jazz Is Dead and has played with The Allman Brothers Band, Project Z, Derek Trucks Band, Phil Les ...
(guitar), Rickey Keller (bass), and Jeff Sipe
Jeff Sipe (born January 31, 1959), also known as Apt. Q258, is an American drummer. He is a rock and jazz fusion drummer but is proficient in other styles. He is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit with Bruce Hampton. He was a member of ...
(drums), as an offshoot of Sipe's Atlanta band Apartment Project, which often included Keller and which Herring sat in with on occasion.
The "Z" in the band name stands for "Zambi", Bruce Hampton
Bruce Hampton (born Gustav Valentine Berglund III; April 30, 1947 – May 1, 2017) was an American musician. He was a key figure in the Atlanta, Georgia music scene, mentoring numerous other musicians who became national stars. His own musical ...
's name for his personal and musical philosophy.[ Herring had played in Hampton's ]Aquarium Rescue Unit
Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit is a jazz fusion group founded by Col. Bruce Hampton. The band gained popularity in the Atlanta club scene in the early 1990s and went on to tour with the first H.O.R.D.E. Tour. During their forma ...
, and Keller had also played with Hampton.
According to Herring, the band's goal in live performances was to "totally improvise for real", sometimes detuning their instruments to prevent the band members from falling back on their existing musical vocabulary. According to Dean Budnick
Dean Budnick is an American writer, filmmaker, college professor, podcast creator and radio host who focuses on music, film and popular culture. Budnick, who is editor-in-chief of Relix,"Editor's note" ''Relix'' October/November 2013 grew up in ...
, "The result may not be everyone's cup of Z, but in the live setting, it is often a stunning, sublime experience".[
]
Discography
* ''Project Z Project Z may refer to:
* Project Z (bomber project), a Japanese project of World War II
* Project Z (band), a band for which Jimmy Herring played
* Project Z, a development of the original Nissan Z-car
* ''Project Z'' (film), a Telugu-language ...
'' (2000, Terminus 0008-2)[
* '']Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in ...
'' (2005, Abstract Logix)[
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References
External links
*{{AllMusic , class=artist , id=project-z-mn0000365774
American alternative rock groups
Jazz fusion ensembles
Jam bands
Musical groups from Atlanta