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The AS-IS Ensemble is the musical home of musician/producer Michael Bellar. This highly excitable, ecstatic groove, alt-jazz group has opened for John Scofield, Oliver Wood (of the Wood Brothers), Medeski Martin and Wood and JFJO. They have performed at such venues as Avery Fischer Hall at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the NYC WInter, JVC and Bell Atlantic Jazz Festivals and were formerly the house band at the world-famous Blue Note jazz club in New York City. In a review of their first ever performance in New York City, they were hailed as "GENERATION NEXT" by Billboard Magazine. The group has recorded three studio CDs – "Turned On Turned Up" (2009), "Like It Is," and "REACT!" Featured on the latest release Turned On Turned Up, are bassist Rob Jost (Imogen Heap, Bjork), drummer Brad Wentworth (Ryan Keberle. Aretha Franklin) and percussionist Robert Di Pietro (Norah Jones, Jessie Harris). In addition to the AS-IS Ensemble has toured or recorded with Amos Lee, Art Garfunkel, Howie Day, Wheatus, Teddy Geiger, Jump Little Children, Jay Clifford's Rosebud and Euro pop star Giorgia. His national TV appearances include Late Night with David Letterman, the Conan O'Brien Show, the Ellen Degeneres Show, TRL, Good Morning America, Regis and Kathy Lee and the CBS Morning Show. |
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| You can find out more about Michael Bellar/the AS-IS Ensemble at http://www.michaelbellar.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/michaelbellar.asisensemble |
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"And now for something completely different. A deeply funky new album...."
"Michael Bellar and the AS-IS Ensemble have perfected it's own brand of jazz..." Holy sh_t! This is amazing! The AS-IS Ensemble has been turning heads and blowing
minds across the country. "They deliver a sound that’s fuller & brighter than Bad Plus and more into a Stevie Wonder sense of jam." "Keyboardist Michael Bellar gives the piano a voice all its own...." .....the generally hip might dig the upbeat and refreshing sounds of keyboardist Michael Bellar's AS-IS Ensemble. And while the trio abides by a manifesto balanced with aggression, chops and clever song-forms, it manages to carve out an attention-grabbing and distinct music persona throughout. Hence, the title Turned On Turned Up....It's a no-holds barred fest...... "Their swing is pop savvy, their mainstream is avant flecked, and their whimsy has an earnest base." "It takes chutzpah - this electrocoustic quintet has as much ambition as it does chops." Michael Bellar’s self-produced album is every bit as fun and quirky as its song titles imply. For joyfully proving himself to be a playful keyboard polymath, Michael Bellar is Keyboard Magazine’s Unsigned Artist of the month. |
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