bb&c is an explosive three-headed monster featuring New York City alto saxophonist Tim Berne, downtown drummer Jim Black and the ever-exploring Nels Cline on guitar. Their debut CD The Veil is from a live recording at The Stone in New York City. Combining elements of avant-garde jazz, skronk rock, heavy metal, and other uncategorizabe influences, bb&c is a collaboration between three international jazz pioneers. Nels Cline is popularly known as a member of Wilco, however the New York guitarist has been steadily building an international profile for his genre-defying style for several decades, exploring jazz, avant garde, rock, country and noise with the likes of Thurston Moore, John Zorn, and of course The Nels Cline Singers. Tim Berne's soulful body of work is carving a new musical language which continues to push the boundaries and possibilities of jazz. Virtuosic drummer Jim Black is celebrated worldwide for his limitless technique and innovative concepts. With a highly individual approach to jazz drumming, his style has expanded to include Balkan rhythms, rock songcraft and laptop soundscapes.

Track Listing (click linked titles for mp3)

1.	Railroaded	[6:12]
2.	Impairment Posse	[3:37]
3.	Momento	[6:05]
4.	The Barbarella Syndrome	[9:32]
5.	Dawn of the Lawn	[5:50]
6.	Rescue Her	[8:30]
7.	The Veil	[5:23]
8.	Tiny Monument Part 1	[3:45]
9.	Tiny Monument Part 2	[8:18]

Musicians
Tim Berne: alto saxophone
Jim Black: drums, laptop
Nels Cline: electric guitar, effects

Production Credits
all music by Tim Berne, Jim Black, and Nels Cline - Party Music, BMI
produced by Nels Cline and Jeff Gauthier
recorded live at The Stone by Joseph Branciforte on July 27th. 2009
mixed at Flux Studio by Joseph, Nels, Tim
mastering by Wayne Peet
graphic design by Gareth Jiffeau & Nels Cline
cover image by Carole Kim
live photo by Peter Gannushkin