River Cow Orchestra albums. River Cow Orchestra alters the conventions of jazz. Our music philosophy focuses on collective improvisation, similar to the old New Orleans Jazz parades, paying particular attention to how each band member interacts with the group as a whole. We discard traditional features such as written melodies over fixed chord changes and instead focus on the roots of jazz, collective spontaneous improvisation. We seek to explore the process of artistic creation rather than focus on making a polished commercial product for entertainment. We emphasize musical mood and place an aesthetic premium on the character and personality of each musician rather than the technical skill of each individual. We follow the trailblazers of avant garde and free jazz who cast off conventional jazz elements in search of greater artistic expression. We believe the forefront of jazz innovation lies with collective spontaneous improvisation. We are indebted to the jazz musicians which spearheaded the way. River Cow Orchestra is not ordinary music, it challenges the audience. If you are interested in discovering something different we dare you to listen. ...

River Cow Orchestra music CDs. Track Listing of songs: Investment Bankers...Sign on the Dotted Line; Suck a Lemon; Jazz for Jay Silverheels; Walking Dead Disco with Twist of Lime; Secret Sickness; Goodnight Elise or Whoever You Are; Nothing, Nothing, Nothing; Investment Bankers Are Whores; A Knotty Thing to Say; Why Didn't You Wake Me Up;

River Cow Orchestra discography. After our first CD, "Emerging", came out we were really itching to get into a studio to find out what a more pristine audio environment could do for us. "Emerging" was recorded live in the parking lot of the Kansas City SGI Center and ...

River Cow Orchestra songs. River Cow Orchestra was born on the banks of the Missouri River during a Brother Iota concert at Cooper\'s Landing outside Columbia, Missouri. We had enlisted our previous bass player, Don McCarter to fill in for our usual guitar player, ...