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“GENERATION NEXT... Close your eyes, and you can (almost) imagine them playing an outdoor festival for tie-dye kids one day and a New York jazz club the next.” BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
Michael Bellar’s self-produced album is every bit as fun and quirky as its song titles imply. For joyfully proving himself to be a playful keyboard polymath, Michael Bellar is Keyboard Magazine’s Unsigned Artist of the Month KEYBOARD MAGAZINE
“And now for something completely different.” THE CHARLESTON CITY PAPER
“Spontaneity, spirit and surprise” - “bewitching and often exotic” WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
.....the AS-IS Ensemble is moving the concept of the jazz trio into some interesting and exciting new territory…...easily and quickly take their place alongside jam jazz favorites like the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and Medeski, Martin and Wood. Kynd Music Review
“Their swing is pop savvy, their mainstream is avant flecked, and their whimsy has an earnest base.” “It takes chutzpah - this electrocoustic quintet has as much ambition as it does chops." THE VILLAGE VOICE
“The blast of tropical rhythms from the pit combined with the sensual movement on the stage should have melted the remaining snow out on Fourth Street.” THE WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
“the AS-IS Ensemble is, in a world of wannabe jazz outfits, the real thing” - “glorious improvisation” ASHEVILLE MOUNTAIN XPRESS
“The overall effect is joyous.” Lois Welk, Presenter and Artistic Director – 171 Cedar Arts Center

Michael Bellar/The AS-IS Ensemble

New York, NY

Jazz, Jam

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The Lowdown

Comparison
John Scofield, Keith Jarrett
Influence
Bill Frisell, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Keith Jarrett, Led Zeppelin
Website
http://www.michaelbellar.com
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/mic...
Facebook
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Audio Clips

All Things Rabbit - Turned On Turned Up
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Fur Turban - Turned On Turned Up
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Fred Jones Part 2 (Ben Folds) - Turned On Turned Up
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Misty Mountain Hop (Led Zeppelin) - Turned On Turned Up
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Videos
Michael Bellar/the AS-IS Ensemble - Misty Mountain Hop Live
Michael Bellar/the AS-IS Ensemble - Three Little Birds. Live
Michael Bellar/the AS-IS Ensemble - Live Montage
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Michael Bellar Album Cover

About

Michael Bellar/the AS-IS Ensemble - The AS-IS Ensemble is the musical home of musician/producer Michael Bellar. They are a highly excitable, improvisationally eclectic, alt-jazz group that has opened for John Scofield, Tea Leaf Green, Medeski Martin Wood, JFJO and just released it’s third full length CD “Turned On Turned Up,” on Left3/MRI/RED.

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