Transmission

Transmission, aka the Transmission Trio, was originally a quartet formed in Evanston, Illinois in 1991. Guitarist Zachary Mastoon (aka Caural), clarinetist Stuart Bogie, bassist Eric Perney, and drummer Andrew Kitchen were the original four members of the group, and saxophonist Colin Stetson joined when the group's members (minus Mastoon) relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Transmission gigged around Ann Arbor and Detroit for a few years, earning a following among local jazz fans for their balance of groove and experimentation. In 1998, they relocated to the San Francisco Bay ar...