We Are All From Somewhere Else

Chicago Underground veteran Rob Mazurek heads this 14-piece, all-star group, which features many of the key figures in the Chicago avant-jazz scene (including Tortoise's John McEntire, Jeff Parker, and John Herndon) and is releasing its debut LP on Thrill Jockey.

Exploding Star Orchestra is, for the purposes of this recording, a 13-piece big-band featuring the most noteworthy denizens of the exact point at which...