D.C. instrumental quartet ¡Fiasco! plays a unique blend of jazz and rock influences, leading to differing opinions between guitarist Nelson Dougherty and saxophonist Andrew Frankhouse about how to categorize their music. Frankhouse describes their sound as 'not-jazz' to maintain a connection to jazz's ethos without being confined by it, while Dougherty believes their work aligns with jazz. Since its formation in 2016, ¡Fiasco! has transitioned from a quintet dedicated to Paul Motian’s music to a dynamic quartet, embracing a live-in-the-studio recording approach to capture their energetic sound.
What I like about calling it not-jazz is that it's a way of creating an association with jazz, and some of the ethos of jazz.
To me, it's a way of saying, 'There's something jazz here, but it's different.'
In the move from the first two albums to what we're doing now, I think we've fully embraced the rock-and-roll tendencies of the band.
We intentionally recorded in a bigger space, where we could all be together and everything could be loud.
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