Piasa (pronounced pie-uh-saw) are a harsh noise band from Virginia.
Currently, Piasa is: William, Scott, Damian, Tristan, Jason, Ian, and other various collaborators.
The idea for what would become Piasa, was originally conceived in 2004 by William Mansfield and Scott Nussman, out of a desire to do something different. An early incarnation would see that idea evolve […]

In 2005, cornetist Rob Mazurek was approached by The Chicago Cultural Center and the Jazz Institute to put together a group that would represent the more contemporary / avant-garde side of sound in Chicago for a concert in Millennium Park’s Frank Gehry-designed concert hall. The music was conceptualized/composed in Manaus Brazil, Fontevraud, France and Chicago, […]