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Jonathan Wolf (Mexico), as a pianist and music composer from the National Music School (FAM), he creates his independent Progressive-Groove Project called The Frozzen Heads in October 2012. Because of his Symphonic Progressive Rock influences like King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Estradasphere, etc. and Classical Music, he follows his own genuine line, as his own beginnings in music with no more teachings than his cultural background, the books and written music.

 

After performing in the “Teatro de la Ciudad: Esperanza Iris” in Mexico City his first production with original music called “Head-Hunters”, both, the name of the band and some of the members changed. The name changes to PAGAN PROG-JECT, and it comes with the idea of a more consolidated project. Jonathan Wolf, who basically directs from the synths accomplishes the metamorphosis of the Free-Jazz and Progressive-Rock-Avant-Garde in a larger and complex fusion, that preludes more free schemas, enriched with colors of the band’s interpretation. Besides the symphonic music, his work is catalogued by “Emergente” Magazine as one of the most interesting experimental musicians of the National Scene.

 

During 2012, being a CONACULTA scholarship holder, in the annual closure of the program, he manages to play with a quartet a tetralogy in 16 moves called “Big-Crunch”. He performs in Kupuri Festival, in the 75th Anniversary of Sure Mexico in the National Sound Library, “Foro Hilvana”, Gouda Art Gallery, The Film Club Café, “Galería de Arte XXI”, Rhodesia, Jules Basement, “El Imperial”, “Centro Cultural España”, and many more places in Mexico City. He’s also played in tours in other states like Nayarit, Jalisco, Querétaro, Puebla and Morelos.

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In summary, THE PAGAN PROG-JECT, is essentially an Avant-Garde assemble that merges instrumentally the sound of Academic Symphonic Progressive Rock with experimental particles of Contemporary Jazz-Funk. The intelectual project gives an interesting proposal in the world’s independent music scene, in contrast with experimental breaking rythms and harmonies, with usually ironic lyrics, filled with acid and satiric humour.

Jonathan Wolf’s creative mind can manipulate the music as it desires. So, maybe sometimes you may hear flutes and sad violin strings merged with the power of the drums, or a powerful woman’s voice dancing with the notes that come out from the sax, or just watch him alone, with his piano and synths, and his hands may take your mind and body to a whole new level of experience. It will always be surprising. 

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Jonathan Wolf (México), como pianista y compositor musical de la Escuela Nacional de Musica (FaM), saca de manera independiente su proyecto indie Progressive-Groove llamado Frozzen Heads en Oct del 2012. dadas sus influencias del Rock Progresivo Sinfónico como, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Estradasphere, etc. y la música clásica siguiendo su propia línea genuinamente autónoma, tal cual sus comienzos al incursionar en la música sin más mérito que el bagaje cultural inmerso en los libros, tratados y música escrita.

 

  Después de presentar en el Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, su primera producción con temas de su autoría, “Head-Hunters” tanto el nombre de la banda como la alineación de algunos integrantes, cambian a PAGAN PROG-JECT, y nace la idea de hacer un proyecto mas consolidado. Jonathan Wolf quien básicamente dirige desde los sintetizadores logra la metaforfosis del sonido del Free-Jazz y el Rock-Avant-Garde en una fusión más extensa, si bien compleja, que preludia igualmente como esquemas mas libres, enriquecidos con colores de la interpretación de la banda.  Además de la musica sinfónica, su obra es catalogada por la revista Emergente, como "uno de los musicos experimentales mas interesantes de la escena nacional". 

 

  Durante el 2012, siendo compositor becario de CONACULTA, en el cierre de actividades anules con la tetralogía en 16 movimientos cuyo (compendio llamado "Big-Crunch") consigue tocar en cuarteto, en lugares del DF, como el Festival Kupuri, 75 aniversario de Sure Mexico en la fonoteca Naciaonal, Foro Hilvana, Gouda Art Gallery, Film Club Café, Galeria de Arte XXI, Rhodesia, Jules Basement, El Imperial, Centro Cultural España, entre otros.  También han tocado en giras en Nayarit, Jalisco, Queretaro, Puebla y Morelos.

 

                                                                                                     Descripción:

En síntesis THE PAGAN PROG-JECT es;  Un ensamble escencialmente Avant-Garde, que fusiona instrumentalmente el sonido del Rock Progresivo Sinfónico académico, con los tintes experimentales del Jazz-Funk contemporáneo.  Cuyo, proyecto intelecual da propuesta, en la escena mundial independiente, con el ritmo y la armonia convencional y personal, en contraste a ritmos y armonias de ruptura experimentales, con líricas usualmente caracterizables por el tono irónico de humor ácido y satírico que le contiene.

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