Genres Punk jazz Labels SST, Enemy, Hazelwood Genre Punk jazz | Years active 1986–present Associated acts Saccharine Trust | |
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Past members Jacob Cohn
Rick Cox
Mike Demers
Bob Fitzer
A.P. Gonzalez
Ralph Gorodetsky
Lynn Johnston
Jason Kahn
Paul Uriaz Origin Los Angeles, California, United States (1986) Members Joe Baiza, Steve Moss, Steve Gaeta, Paul Lines Albums Prosperous and Qualified, Joe Baiza & The Universal, The Sad and Tragic Demise o, The Eleventh‑Hour Shine‑On, This Is Mecolodics | ||
Universal Congress Of are an American jazz ensemble from Los Angeles, formed in 1986. The project was started by Joe Baiza and continued to develop his own fusion of free jazz and punk rock after his previous band, Saccharine Trust, went on hiatus. Congress' approach to free jazz has earned them comparisons to Ornette Coleman, while the group themselves have pointed to Albert Ayler as a primary source of inspiration.
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In an issue of Mountain Bike, bassist Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine spoke of his admiration of the band's funky and jazz tinged style.
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Discography
Songs
Full-Bodied Naked HugThe Eleventh-Hour Shine-On · 1992
Mud Man BluesThe Eleventh-Hour Shine-On · 1992
Mad With PrideThe Eleventh-Hour Shine-On · 1992
References
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