• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Lost Prairie Press

Lost Prairie Press

Trending News from the Midwest - IA, IL, KS, MO, NE

  • Home
  • MIDWEST
  • ILLINOIS
  • IOWA
  • KANSAS
  • MISSOURI
  • NEBRASKA
  • About Us
    • Contact Us

Everyday Strangers has grabbed our attention with their ten minute “taste” of “psych jazz”

everyday-strangers-has-grabbed-our-attention-with-their-ten-minute-“taste”-of-“psych-jazz”
Photo by Strangelabz LLC

Since 2019, keyboardist Vincent Orsolini and drummer Tyree Johnson have led the local jazz fusion band Everyday Strangers.

They are among a group of local musicians looking to reshape and update the traditional view of jazz in Kansas City. This versatile duo merges a wide array of international influences, from France to the United States and beyond, to create a genre-bending brand of fusion jazz they call “psych jazz.”  “We try to explain what we do, but the music speaks for itself,” Johnson says. 

“We want to transgress and push what the idea of a genre is,” says Orsolini, who spent over a decade studying jazz in the South of France. Orsolini arrived on the local scene five years ago to embark on a new musical journey. In addition to being a keyboardist, he brings his audio engineering and post-production expertise to the ensemble.

Johnson, a native Kansas Citian, is a virtuosic performer who frequently plays with beloved local bandleader Lonnie McFadden of Lonnie’s Reno Club. Johnson remains connected to his local roots and draws on inspiration from the Kansas City jazz tradition while experimenting with different approaches and forms. 

Orsolini and Johnson work closely to write, arrange and produce all of the music for Everyday Strangers. “We’re really more of a collaborative entity than a band,” says Orsolini. The two have thirty years of combined experience and have cultivated a strong reputation throughout their years on the scene.

Now, Everyday Strangers is gearing up for the release of their first full-length studio album this spring. Last month, they dropped a single, “Too Raw,” as a teaser of the upcoming record. 

This “little taste” is a ten-minute-long track chock-full of funky bass lines, killer fills from Johnson and plenty of soloistic playing from Orsolini. While it’s difficult to categorize, as is the intention, think psychedelic rock meets jazz and funk. It’s cathartic. It’s infectious. It’s a hit among jazz lovers as well as those who haven’t fallen in love with the art yet. Most of all, “Too Raw” will leave you wanting more.

Nina Cherry

Nina Cherry

Nina Cherry is a local jazz historian, journalist, and vibraphonist. Her specific interest is in swing era women in jazz and the Kansas City jazz scene’s rich history. Nina resides in a former speakeasy from the Pendergast neighborhood with her dog, Daisy.

Subscribe to our newsletters

No spam, notifications only about new products, updates.

Filed Under: MIDWEST

Primary Sidebar

More to See

7-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-kc:-may-19-22-2022

7 Things To Do This Weekend In KC: May 19-22 2022

Jacob Collier Jacob Collier is coming to The Truman this Thursday night. This event has been rescheduled from May 2020, and resellers seemed to have marked up ticket prices quite a bit. But trust … [Read More...] about 7 Things To Do This Weekend In KC: May 19-22 2022

City welcomes new chief human resources officer

Posted on May 19, 2022 The City of Overland Park welcomes a new Human Resources Department leader, following a national search. Thomas Bledsoe comes to the City from … [Read More...] about City welcomes new chief human resources officer

korean-street-food-and-house-brewed-soju-coming-to-westport

Korean street food and house-brewed soju coming to Westport

Food from the upcoming Westport Korean restaurant Chingu/Photo by Alyssa Broadu Chingu, a new Westport spot from the team behind Sura eats, will combine Korean street food and soju … [Read More...] about Korean street food and house-brewed soju coming to Westport

a-recent-trip-to-new-york-reminded-me-just-how-much-kansas-city-jazz-has-to-offer

A recent trip to New York reminded me just how much Kansas City jazz has to offer

Photography by Caleb Condit & Rebecca Norden “There’s a common myth that Kansas City jazz ended with World War II,” local jazz historian and author Chuck Haddix says. While the … [Read More...] about A recent trip to New York reminded me just how much Kansas City jazz has to offer

a-local-group-works-with-survivors-of-violence-to-break-the-cycle

A local group works with survivors of violence to break the cycle

Illustration by Makalah Hardy Almost every day, Marquell Harris visits two hospitals: Research Medical Center and Truman. And almost every day, he sees new survivors of gunshot … [Read More...] about A local group works with survivors of violence to break the cycle

Footer

WELCOME!

Thanks for visiting Lost Prairie Press!

We hope you’ll enjoy news and perspective from the Midwest – specifically, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

About/Contact

Privacy Policy

Recent

  • 7 Things To Do This Weekend In KC: May 19-22 2022
  • City welcomes new chief human resources officer
  • Korean street food and house-brewed soju coming to Westport

Search

Copyright © 2022 · Lost Prairie Press