20+ years ago a bunch of likeminded friends and I started a musical ruckus called The Fireworks Collage Project. Birthed from a conversation under the fireworks on a hot 4th of July evening in 1999 at a rooftop party in New York City’s lower east side, FCP got together for the first time the next day with hopes to rage noise and explore the subtleties of untamed musical ideas and expression. The ensemble lasted for a little over a year before we all moved on, but we recorded (almost) everything. Stephen Connolly recently uploaded everything to Bandcamp for free streaming!

Fireworks Collage Project is Mustafa Bhagat (guitar), Stephen Chopek (drums / percussion), Stephen Connolly (electronics / engineer), and Brian Wilson (keyboards / percussion). Featuring special guests Daniel Carter (saxophone), Marcos Garcia (guitar), Karel Ruzicka (saxophone), Jamie Zillitto (bass), and Scott Zillitto (saxophone). Listen here…

fireworkscollageproject.bandcamp.com