# Iconoclastic and prolific jazz-rock guitarist David ‘Fuze’ Fiuczynski: Video

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- Published: 2018-03-05T00:04:28+01:00
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**05.03. – Happy Birthday !!! Jazz-rock guitarist David ‘Fuze’ Fiuczynski, a jazz
player who“doesn’t want to play just jazz”, has been hailed by the world press as
an incredibly inventive guitar hero, who continues to deliver with music that is
unclassifiable, challenging and invigorating. An innovative musician who has released
nine CD’s and a double live DVD, Fuze is best known as the leader of the Screaming
Headless Torsos.**

In 1994 David, in collaboration with keyboardist John Medeski of Medeski Martin &
Wood, woke up the sleeping jazz fusion world with a landmark CD, “Lunar Crush”, 
which was chosen by Guitar Player’s 30th Anniversary Edition as a “Disc of Destiny”:
in Guitar Player’s estimation, one of the most influential albums of the last thirty
years. A funky, freaky party, Lunar Crush was a wild 90’s tribute to Tony William’s
groundbreaking early-fusion band “Lifetime”. Fuze’s signature palette of otherworldly
guitar sounds and enormous chops received astonished accolades from critics and 
fans alike and landed him on the cover of Guitar Player as a trailblazer who could“
change the way you play!” In 1994 David became the original guitar player in Meshell
NdegéOcello’s debut band and is prominently featured on her first two Grammy-nominated
CD’s.

Just a year after Lunar Crush, Fuze released another influential album as bandleader
and primary writer with his long-time group Screaming Headless Torsos titled “1995”
for Warner/Discovery Records. The Torsos, fronted by vocalist extraordinaire Dean
Bowman, were chosen by Musician Magazine as one of the top ten bands of 1996, described
as “brilliantly blend(ing) jazz knowhow with a love for heavy riffs”. They inspired
fans, other musicians, and numbers of cover bands all over the world, and toured
Europe, Japan, North America and Canada. The Torsos recorded an excellent 1996 live
cd, “Live!!” released in Japan on VideoArtsMusic, and then Dean took a hiatus, during
which New York vocalist Freedom Brenmer sang with the band. In 2001 David bought
back the rights to those Screaming Headless Torsos CD’s, and released them on his
own label, FuzeLicious Morsels. Currently both Freedom Bremner and Ahmed Best are
fronting the band.

Screaming Headless Torsos released a new studio CD “2005” and double live DVD “Live
in New York & Paris” in early 2005. In 2006, they released a “Best Of” compilation,
entitled “Choice Cuts”. The Torsos have featured many of the top New York and US
musicians in it’s many live performance lineups, but their recordings have all featured
Dean Bowman, vocals; Fima Ephron, bass; Daniel Sadownick, percussion; Gene Lake,
drums (“Live!!” & “2005”) and Jojo Mayer, drums (“1995”). Vocalist Freedom Bremner
also appears on three cuts on “2005”, and the current rhythm section consists of
Steve Jenkins, bass, Daniel Sadownick, percussion and Skoota Warner, drums. Recently,
Screaming Headless Torsos were chosen by the 2004 Downbeat Critics Poll as “Rising
Star, Electric Jazz Group”.

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