Sexmob at 30

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Still thriving and evolving 30 years since its founding, the visionary quartet Sexmobcontinues to explode all preconceived notions of what an instrumental jazz band can be. Formed in 1996 out of a weekly residency at New York’s Knitting Factory, the band — slide trumpeter Steven Bernstein, alto/baritone saxophonist Briggan Krauss, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen — have changed the game with its raw, improvisatory groove and swing, endlessly inventive arrangements, and uproarious sense of fun. From their 1998 debut Din of Inequityonward, they’ve formed one of the truly enduring and substantive artistic bonds of their time. “At this point,” declared NPR First Listen, “Sexmob is a collective ideal.” The band earned a DownBeatCritics Poll Award (Beyond Group of the Year, 2002), appears on Bill Frisell’s GRAMMY-winning Unspeakable, and is currently touring with a new live album, Let X=X, out on Nonesuch. Over two nights at Dizzy's, the band will perform selections from their albums as listed below: Tue, Aug. 25 (1996-2011)1998: Din of Inequity2000: Solid Sender2000: Theatre & Dance2001: Sexmob Does Bond2003: Dime Grind Palace2006: Sexotica2009: Sexmob Meets Medeski: Live in Willisau 2006Wed, Aug. 26 (2012-2026)2013: Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti (Sexmob Plays Fellini: The Music of Nino Rota)2017: CulturalCapital2023: The Hard Way2026: Let X=X