Jazz Mandolin Project
US acoustic jazz fusion group
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The Jazz Mandolin Project is an acoustic jazz fusion group formed in Burlington, Vermont, United States, by Jamie Masefield in 1993.
- Jamie Masefield
- Jon Fishman
- Danton Boller
- Michael Mavridoglou
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| Origin | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Genres | Jam band, experimental jazz, jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | www |
Masefield played banjo with dixieland bands, including the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, before switching to mandolin.[1][2] In 1996, the debut album consisted of Gabe Jarrett on drums and Stacey Starkweather on bass. The following year the group broke up, and Masefield kept the name with different musicians: bassist Chris Dahlgren and drummer Jon Fishman from Phish.[2] They recorded the next album, Tour de Flux. Masefield described the band's music as " very contrapuntal stuff, like a three-way conversation".[1]
The Project's next album, Xenoblast, was on Blue Note Records, although it was less a jazz album and more improvisational jazz rock, featuring the guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish.[3]
In 2003, they released a drum & bass-influenced album called Jungle Tango, which included Ari Hoenig and Danton Boller. In 2005, Masefield returned to a more acoustic sound with The Deep Forbidden Lake, which features cover versions of songs by Radiohead, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Django Reinhardt.
In 2026, they embarked on a new tour. It began in Burlington, VT, then hit Boston, Brooklyn, Kingston, and Jam Cruise[4].
Discography
- The Jazz Mandolin Project (Accurate, 1996), (Lenapee, 2004)
- Tour de Flux (Accurate, 1999)
- Xenoblast (Blue Note, 2000), (EMI Digital, 2003)
- After Dinner Jams (Lenapee, 2001), (DKE, 2004)
- Jungle Tango (Lenapee, 2003)
- The Deep Forbidden Lake (Lenapee, 2005)
Personnel
- Jamie Masefield — acoustic and electric mandolin, charango, and tenor banjo (All)
- Stacey Starkweather — electric and acoustic bass, effects, and mellotron (1996)
- Chris Dahlgren — double bass, imbera, and music box (1999, 2000)
- Danton Boller — acoustic and electric bass (2001, 2003, 2026)
- Greg Cohen — upright bass (2005)
- Gabriel Jarrett — drums and percussives (1996)
- Jon Fishman — drums and cuica (1999, 2026), piano (2001)
- Ari Hoenig — drums, piano (2000, 2001, 2003)
- Gil Goldstein — piano, accordion (2001, 2003, 2005)
- Chris Lovejoy — percussion (2001, 2003)
- Michael “Mad Dog” Mavridoglou - trumpet, piano (2026)