ABSURD IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

Out now on Gearbox Records

DAN ROSENBOOM
ABSURD IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

2 x Vinyl LP: $29.99 | CD: $14.99 | Digital: $9.99

Dan Rosenboom: Cornet, Trumpet, Compositions
Jeff Babko: Keys, Producer
Saxophones: Gavin Templeton, David Binney
Drums: Zach Danziger, Gary Novak, Vinnie Colaiuta
Bass: Tim Lefebvre, Jerry Watts Jr., Jimmy Johnson
Guitar: Tim Conley, Alexander Noice, Jake Vossler
Horns: Brian Walsh, Javier Gonzalez, Ryan Dragon, Juliane Gralle
Electronics: Troy Zeigler

Performing in configurations from trio to dectet, Dan Rosenboom’s Absurd in the Anthropocene represent an incredible scene of Los Angeles musicians who embrace modernity with an exciting edge. A variable collection of virtuosos, this crew moves seamlessly from Rosenboom’s intricate compositions to expansive improvisation, and presents a sound that is transportive, inspired, and totally today.

PRESS

"Rosenboom embraces the chaos on his upcoming album, Absurd in the Anthropocene." –JAZZIZ

"[A] spontaneous combustion of improvisational delights and wonders. Rosenboom, along with Kamasi Washington, leads the charge of a new pulsating jazz movement that all younger generations can relate and attach to."
–Glide Magazine

"Los Angeles jazz trumpeter Dan Rosenboom's Absurd in the Anthropocene encompasses extremes in composition and improvisation ranging from high-definition tumult to beautiful tranquility… He and his band—which sometimes expands to 10 members—play with finesse and fieriness in equal measure, executing a kind of spectacular maximalism."
–Dave Segal, The Stranger

★★★★ “It feels spontaneous, euphoric, characterful and always like the musicians are having lots of fun; together. That’s a pretty healthy response to this chaotic, dissonant modern world.”
–Ian Ward, UKVibe.org

"… everything just ‘just right’ on Absurd In The Anthropocene. The right mixture of the past and future, acoustic and electric, familiar and exotic. Dan Rosenboom has the right influences and just as importantly, knows how to distill them.”
–S. Victor Aaron, Something! Else

“Rosenboom lays down each piece’s complex framework, within which members are able to explore and push boundaries. The result is both energetic and spacious… yet another winner from Rosenboom.”
–Mike Borella, Avant Music News

“Dan Rosenboom’s new Absurd in the Anthropocene brings the trumpeter’s fusoid compositions to a dense boil with heavy layerings of psychedelia, atmo, and sprung rhythms. Never settling for the less than the best, Rosenboom pulls out all the stops…”
–Greg Burk, MetalJazz.com

“Rosenboom is seriously skilled, and while this is apparent, he’s not forcing the fact to the front my mind, which I greatly appreciate… Instead, Rosenboom reminds me of Lee Morgan, and by extension, his compositions can recall the more accessible side of ’60s Blue Note.”
–Josef Neff, The Vinyl District

“It’s wildly inventive, improvisational music that defies easy categorization such as jazz-rock fusion, electronica, or progressive jazz. It is all of those and more… Rosenboom’s vision is as wide ranging as any… Dive in for an immersive experience. Music rarely gets more explorative than this.”
–Glide Magazine

"In a time marked by unpredictability and absurd realities, music imbued with spontaneity and improvisation seems especially relevant. Internationally recognized trumpet player and composer-producer-entrepreneur Dan Rosenboom embraces the chaos and seeks to endow us with hope and joy along the way."
–Artists In The Spotlight

"The internationally recognized trumpet player and composer-producer-entrepreneur is in line with his abstract musicianship and virtuous experimentalism..."
–Live Music News & Review