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Orzano, Tony / Bryan Rohmer / Jeremy Wexler: Blown Fuse (Sonic Index Works)

"Tony Orzano, Bryan Rohmer and Jeremy Wexler return after their first release, Balloons on Grass, on 577 Records. Blown Fuse is a fearless, fully improvised sophomore record and the inaugural release on Orzano and Rohmer's newly founded...
 

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Tony Orzano-alto saxophone, clarinet

Bryan Rohmer-guitar

Jeremy Wexler-drumset

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UPC: 755491373156

Label: Sonic Index Works
Catalog ID: None
Squidco Product Code: 37624

Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2026
Country: USA
Packaging: Plastic Sleeve
Recorded at The Sound Cellar in Huntington, New York, on December 29th, 2025, by Dave Alini.
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Tony Orzano is a Long Island, NY-based improvising clarinetist and alto saxophonist known for his adventurous work within avant-punk, free improvisation, and experimental jazz milieus. He plays prominently on 577 Records' debut release Balloons on Grass, recorded with guitarist Bryan Rohmer and percussionist Jeremy Wexler-an unplanned, spontaneous studio session from February 28, 2025, emphasizing raw creativity across post-rock, noise, and free-jazz idioms.

More recently, Orzano contributed alto saxophone to a live improvisational set titled Salem Soundwaves x Tony Orzano - TNC 10‑18‑24, recorded at The Next Chapter venue in Huntington, NY, and released digitally in October 2024-bringing ambient, drone, and modular elements to his expressive palette.

-Squidco 7/6/2026

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Bryan Rohmer is a New York based artist, photographer, musician and sound collage specialist.

-Squidco 7/6/2026

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"Jeremy D. Wexler is a composer/percussionist from New York. A recipient of a Fulbright Research Award and Kosciuszko Foundation Research Fellowship to study electroacoustic composition at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music and an ASCAP/SEAMUS Commission Award (2nd prize), his work has been premiered by international visionaries including the Novalis Trio, Ukho Ensemble, Proton Bern, Divertimento Ensemble, Mivos, and ECO Ensemble. Completing his initial studies at SUNY Purchase College (B.M., M.M.), Jeremy received his Ph.D. in Music Composition from UC Berkeley in 2023. He currently works at D'Addario & Co. on the product management team for Evans Drumheads, ProMark Drumsticks & Mallets, and Sensory Percussion."

-Jeremy Wexler Website (https://www.jeremywexler.com/copy-of-about)
7/6/2026

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