Zony Mash

With precisely executed, angular, twisting keyboard/guitar riffs and locked-up groove-oriented bass/drums beats, the instrumental quartet Zony Mash created a signature sound that was both technical and fun. Zony Mash were established in 1995 by veteran composer, pianist, and keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, and their debut album, Cold Spell, put the Seattle-based group on the map alongside other jazz-funk groups such as Medeski, Martin & Wood. Horvitz, a man who had worked with the likes of John Zorn, would now focus his energies on a more accessible sound. Guitarist Timothy Young w...