The Nels Cline Trio were a group of

free jazz Free jazz is an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes. Musicians during ...

musicians active in

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in the 1990s, led by

Nels Cline Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been the guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex Cline, Alex, a percussionis ...

Discography

*'' Lady Speed Stick 7"'' (1991) *'' Silencer'' (1992) *'' Beardism/WDTCHC 7"'' (1992) *'' Pants 7"'' (1994) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Hold It Under a Faucet 7"'' (2002) American jazz ensembles from California Free jazz ensembles {{US-jazz-band-stub