In 2001, guitarist Dan Phillips moved to Bangkok, where he now works as a music professor, but the six years he spent on the Chicago jazz scene prior to his relocation made a profound impact upon him. Last year, during one of his regular visits home (he grew up in the area), he convened with some of the most important players at work in the late-90s free-jazz scene to form a new band called the Chicago Edge Ensemble and create the recent album Decaying Orbit (released by Silpakorn University, where he teaches).…
In 2001, guitarist Dan Phillips moved to Bangkok, where he now works as a music professor, but the six years he spent on the Chicago jazz scene prior to his relocation made a profound impact upon him. Last year, during one of his regular visits home (he grew up in the area), he convened with some of the most important players at work in the late-90s free-jazz scene to form a new band called the Chicago Edge Ensemble and create the recent album Decaying Orbit (released by Silpakorn University, where he teaches).…