Download "Naysayer" by HasHaveHad, a boundary-pushing instrumental quartet led by bassist/composer Russ Flynn and based in Brooklyn. Their palette ranges from bombastic punk-jazz to dreamy post-rock.
Trumpet player Ben Syversen (Raya Brass Band, Cracked Vessel, Ansambl Mastika) and multi-reedist Jacob Teichroew (Le Zhang, 3rd Band, Nate Smith Quartet) float, scream, and cut their way over Flynn's raw overdriven electric bass and the intricate, unpredictable churning of drummer Janis Gorlich (Glucklict1, Le Zhang).
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credits
released July 12, 2010
Russ Flynn: Bass, Compositions
Jacob Teichroew: Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Ben Syversen: Trumpet
Janis Görlich: Drums
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