Troker

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Troker
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Background information
Origin Guadalajara, Jalisco
GenresJazz, psychedelic music
Years active2004–present
LabelsDiscos Intolerancia
Website troker.com.mx
Members
  • Frankie Mares
  • Samo Gonzalez
  • Christian Jimenez
  • Chay Flores
  • Diego Franco
  • DJ Sonicko

Troker is a jazz and psychedelic music band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. [1] [2]

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DownBeat wrote that a 2013 concert performance showed that the band "presented a dynamic update of a sound that the Brecker Brothers started more than 35 years ago." [3] Troker played the Jazzahead festival in Germany in 2015. [4]

The line-up for a 2015 performance in New York was Christian Jiménez (keyboards), Gilberto Cervantes (trumpet), Arturo 'Tiburón' Santillanes (saxophone), Samo González (bass), Frankie Mares (drums), and DJ Zero (turntables). [5] The New York City Jazz Record commented: "At one moment, you think Third -era Soft Machine has been resurrected, then that you've been transported to the Palladium Ballroom and suddenly you're in a '70s cop flick." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "'World Music' With A Kick". NPR.org. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Troker - virtualWOMEX". womex.com. 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Cohen, Aaron (December 2013). "Jazz Artists Foster Cultural Connections in Guadalajara". DownBeat. Vol. 80, no. 12. p. 18.
  4. ↑ Woodard, Josef (July 2015). "Germany's Jazzahead! Fest Showcases French Artists". DownBeat. Vol. 82, no. 7. p. 18.
  5. 1 2 Henderson, Alex (October 2015). "New York @ Night". The New York City Jazz Record . No. 162. p. 5.
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