Check out the buzz about Buzz's Fat Tire:
Jazz Police Andrea Canter, November 20, 2006: "It sounds like the name of a laid back septet, but Chill 7 is a steamy foursome of adventurous, genre-defying groove merchants...With each self-produced release, the band has taken another step in the evolution of a musical gumbo of jazz, rock, metallica, funk and blues...'We want to shred the notion that jazz is a static art form that should only be played in expensive dinner clubs or in concert halls by a bunch of guys in suits and ties. We want to make jazz an edgy rebellious music again that makes people want to grab another drink and hit the dance floor. We want to make it fun and hard-hitting again.' Consider that stuffy old notion of jazz to be thoroughly shredded by four young musicians on a mission to keep the music fresh and the grooves danceable." The whole review is here.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Chris Riemenschneider, November 3, 2006: "Chill 7 is a misleading name for the guitar- and sax-led jazz group celebrating the release of its first studio CD Thursday at the Dakota. Not only is the band a quartet (not a septet), but its music is anything but chilly. The new disc, "Buzz's Fat Tire," is loaded with acidic grooves akin to Soulive and gritty funk a la the Meters."
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine Twin Cities Fall Art Preview, September 2006: "After a few demo-style releases, funk-jazzers Chill 7 are releasing a properly bold groove fest with Buzz's Fat Tire. In the dozen original tracks, they blur the lines between jazz, jam band, and psychedelic rock with soulful sax, trippy wah-wah guitar licks, slap-happy bass runs, and big, big drums."
Our CDs are now on CD Baby! Order your copy today or pick one up at a show. In the Twin Cities, CDs are available at Cheapo, The Electric Fetus, and area Barnes & Nobles.
Or, download a tune off Buzz's Fat Tire from iTunes.
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We're cutting back on our gig schedule to write some new tunes. Check back soon to see where you can hear our new stuff.
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