Astral Project

This article is about the quartet. For the manga series, see Astral Project (manga). For the Orange Goblin song titled "The Astral Project", see Frequencies from Planet Ten.

Astral Project is a modern jazz quartet from New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded by saxophonist Tony Dagradi in 1978 and includes drummer Johnny Vidacovich, bassist James Singleton and 7-string guitarist Steve Masakowski. The band originally included pianist David Torkanowsky who left in 2001. Astral Project blends jazz, funk, rock, and world music and has been called one of New Orleans' premier jazz groups.^[1]

Astral Project
Astral Project performing in 2010
Background information
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana
Genres	Jazz
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Compass
Members	Tony Dagradi Johnny Vidacovich James Singleton Steve Masakowski
Past members	David Torkanowsky
Website	www.astralproject.com

Astral Project began performing at the Absinthe House on Bourbon Street where during their early years Bobby McFerrin was known to often sit in.^[2] Having made several national and international tours, the quartet has continued to perform more recently at Snug Harbor and at Jazz Fest in New Orleans.^[3] Astral Project has received several Big Easy Entertainment Awards.^[4]

Discography

• Come With Me (Astral Project)
• Astral Project (Astral Project, 1997)
• Elevado (Compass, 1998)
• Voodoo Bop (Compass, 1999)
• Big Shot (Astral Project, 2003)
• The Legend of Cowboy Bill (Astral Project, 2004)
• Live in New Orleans (Astral Project, 2006)
• Blue Streak (Astral Project, 2008)^[5]