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==History==
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Machine Gun
| background = group_or_band
| origin = New York City, New York
| years_active = 1986–present
| genre = Jazz, avant-garde jazz<ref name="AM bio">{{cite web |title=Machine Gun|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/machine-gun-mn0000183143 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref>
| label = MuWorks
| current_members = {{unbulleted list|[[Robert Musso]]|Bil Bryant|John Lunar Richey|[[Jair-Rohm Parker Wells]]}}
| past_members = {{unbulleted list|[[Thomas Chapin]]|[[Lance Carter (musician)|Lance Carter]]|Elliott Levin|[[Karl Berger]]|[[Sonny Sharrock]]}}
}}


'''[[Machine Gun]]''' was an improvising band formed in New York City in 1986. Its members were: [[Robert Musso]]: guitars, [[Thomas Chapin]]: reeds and flute, [[John Richey]]: vocals, cut-ups,tapes, tv, [[Bil Bryant]]: drums, [[Jair-Rohm Parker Wells]]: basses. [[Karl Berger]] is featured on melodica on their eponymous first release.
'''Machine Gun''' is an improvising band formed in New York City in 1986. Its members were [[Robert Musso]]: guitars, [[Thomas Chapin]]: reeds and flute, John Lunar Richey: vocals, cut-ups, tapes, TV, Bil Bryant: drums, [[Jair-Rohm Parker Wells]]: basses. [[Karl Berger]] played [[melodica]] on their first album. Guitarist [[Sonny Sharrock]] frequently performed with the band and appeared on their first two albums. The band's name came from [[Peter Brötzmann]]'s 1968 album ''[[Machine Gun (Peter Brötzmann album)|Machine Gun]]''. N. Scott Robinson played drums with them on one occasion.

The band name came from the landmark [[Peter Brotzmann]] 1968 album release "Machine Gun", an octet recording often listed among the most notable free jazz albums. One critic has written "Machine Gun" offers "a heavy-impact sonic assault so aggressive it still knocks listeners back on their heels decades later." This style significantly influence this band.

[[Sonny Sharrock]] frequently performed with the band and appears on the first release as well as the second, ''[[Open Fire]]'' In 1994, Sharrock died unexpectedly at the age of 53 of a heart attack in his hometown of Ossining, New York.


==Members==
==Members==
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* Thomas Chapin – flute, saxophone
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* Karl Berger – vocals, melodica
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* Sonny Sharrock – guitar
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* Robert Musso – guitar, tapes
* Jair-Rohm Parker Wells – bass guitar
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* Billy Bryant – drums
* John Lunar Richey – vocals, tapes


==References==
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Thomas Chapin - flute, saxophone
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Karl Berger - vocals, melodica
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Sonny Sharrock - guitar
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Robert Musso - bass, guitar, tapes
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Billy Bryant - drums, electric drums

==Discography==


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==External links==
1. In Court [05:51]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060716055432/http://diapazon.net/PelnaPlyta.php?Id=1042 Dipazon Discography]
2. The Opening of Entry [03:29]
3. Fancy Products [03:46]
4. Prancing in Your Bed [04:48]
5. Dive [03:46]
6. Muffy's 1st Date [02:46]
7. The 8 Factor [03:58]
8. One for the Chipper [02:03]
9. Trinity Rain [03:20]
10. Hierocryptics [05:42]


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==External Links==
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[[Category:Jazz ensembles from New York City]]
[[Category:Avant-garde jazz ensembles]]
[[Category:Free improvisation ensembles]]
[[Category:Free improvising musicians]]
[[Category:Free jazz ensembles]]


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[[http://diapazon.net/PelnaPlyta.php?Id=1042 Dipazon Discography]]
[[http://www.mp3.com/Machine-Gun/artists/8126/summary.html MP3 Samples of Band's Music]]


[[Category:American musical groups]]


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Latest revision as of 06:55, 11 December 2023

This article is about the jazz band. For the Jimi Hendrix tribute band, see Randy Hansen.
Machine Gun
OriginNew York City, New York
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz[1]
Years active1986–present
LabelsMuWorks
Members
Past members

Machine Gun is an improvising band formed in New York City in 1986. Its members were Robert Musso: guitars, Thomas Chapin: reeds and flute, John Lunar Richey: vocals, cut-ups, tapes, TV, Bil Bryant: drums, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells: basses. Karl Berger played melodica on their first album. Guitarist Sonny Sharrock frequently performed with the band and appeared on their first two albums. The band's name came from Peter Brötzmann's 1968 album Machine Gun. N. Scott Robinson played drums with them on one occasion.

Members

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  • Thomas Chapin – flute, saxophone
  • Karl Berger – vocals, melodica
  • Sonny Sharrock – guitar
  • Robert Musso – guitar, tapes
  • Jair-Rohm Parker Wells – bass guitar
  • Billy Bryant – drums
  • John Lunar Richey – vocals, tapes

References

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  1. ^ "Machine Gun". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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