Of all of Rob Mazurek's projects, the Exploding Star Orchestra may be the fullest manifestation of his incisive musical vision. Stars Have Shapes stays on the original mission and continues the ...

Conventional wisdom has it that stars keep their spherical shape because of the careful balance between gravitational pressure and the internal pressure caused by the nuclear fusion happening in their ...

Maverick composer and cornetist Rob Mazurek formed the Exploding Star Orchestra in Chicago in 2005, drawing on some of the city’s most exciting young jazz players. Mazurek is known for straddling the ...

Led by cornet player and musical visionary Rob Mazurek, the Exploding Star Orchestra is a post modern big band that draws on great instrumentalists, found sound and electronics to create a soundscape ...