"JCA" stands for "Jazz Composers Alliance." That fact should tell you that this live performance will include plenty of jazz. It definitely does, but it crosses into fusion zones and territory that runs toward Rock In Opposition. There is a real "art music" element to this, as well. That all makes the argument for this landing where I put it, under progressive rock. This is mostly, but not completely, instrumental. It's all intriguing.

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At nearly 19-minutes long, this is the epic of the set. Violin starts the number. Horn is added to the mix as they begin to explore the whitespace of the room. There are vocals of the unusual and artsy variety on this tune. The cut has a real Rock In Opposition vibe in a lot of ways. There is some killer fusion jamming later on this musical journey, with violin and other strings getting to show off for quite a while. This really gets into some screaming hot jazz jamming later. There is a climax as it approaches the 12-and-a-half-minute mark. That gives us a false ending. Vocals enter by themselves. Instruments rejoin fairly quickly, and the music exploratory and RIO-based, as are those vocals. This gets into some rather unsettling and chaotic territory as it works outward. After some building and jamming, there is another drop to nearly acapella vocals. Strangeness rises up gradually to join. This works to crazed musical zones. It hits another peak and then the track seems to end. More melodic instrumentation begins to move the number forward from there. The vocals return over the top of that.