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Sexmob with DJ Olive
play Sexotica saturday, may 15, 8PM YBCA forum
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Sexmob creates seriously modern jazz that’s fun and frenetic enough to delight hard core jazz fans, while simultaneously attracting an indie crowd raised on rock. Started by slide trumpeter and Berkeley native Steven Bernstein, the band weaves a throbbing, highly danceable tapestry of bop, Dixieland jazz, luscious lounge and funk. A product of the downtown New York Knitting Factory scene, Sexmob has been together since 1995 and appeared on major media outlets including MTV, NPR and Saturday Night Live. Their fresh original material, along with universally recognizable tunes from film soundtracks and pop charts, has led to a series of world tours and a 2006 Grammy Award nomination. For this gig the band delves into material from their new Sexotica album. Plus, they’ll be joined by DJ Olive, a turntabilist who has long collaborated with cutting-edge musicians like Dave Douglas, William Hooker, Uri Caine and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon.

“Sexmob plays wild jazz that's as accessible as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Sly and the Family Stone, Prince or ABBA.” San Francisco Chronicle "Sexmob's mission has always been to bring jazz back into the popular mainstream, not as a museum piece but as music of the people: dance music.” All Music Guide