Night School New York, New York
Night School (Will Packer & Jimmy Zenger) was born in the educators’ apartment in 2015. Their 2017 debut album, on which they are joined by Chris Mastrocola on drums and Manjula Raman on voice, was inspired by progressive bands of the 70’s and 80’s. Imago is the culmination of three years of work exploring Afro-Latin rhythms, contemporary electronic instrumentation, and European classical forms. ... more
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