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* September 2001 - July 2003
After the tragedies of 9/11, Ya-Ne-Zniyoo got
involved with raising money for several funds including:
- On September 28, 2001, our boys played a 2 hour long set
on the streets of Bloomfield that raised $450.00 for the
The
NY Firefighter's 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund.
- UNITY:
Together for Tomorrow on Saturday, November 17 at Rodeo/Ristra
(230 Washington St., Hoboken). This benefit show featured
many great local bands, artists and poets and supported
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), USA for UNHCR (United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), the Hoboken Food
Pantry and the Hoboken Shelter.
On December 8, 2001 Ya-Ne-Zniyoo found themselves in Gül
Studios in Clifton, NJ with engineer Gabriel Gabriel Añel
of Interplanetary
Productions and 3 cases of beer. Within 6 hours they had
successfully laid down rough live tracks for 13 songs. The
next gruelingly long step in the process was tainted by misfortune.
Click here for
the full details.
The aptly titled "All Is Not Lost"
was officially released on March 27, 2003 at a fancy NYC party.
Held high above Times Square at the Ava Lounge. Click
here to read more about it.
On June 8, 2003 they celebrated the NJ release
of the CD at a party that proved to be an historic event.
The 3 original members of Ya-Ne-Zniyoo (Stephen Bailey, Ed
Zimmer & Nelson
Pla) performed together for the first time in a decade.
Click here to read
more about it.
Ever since these parties, Eric and Stephen have
been performing as an acoustic duo in an effort to keep the
message of their music alive while continuing to explore new
avenues of creativity. They've added electronic gadgets, experimented
with odd new tunings and recruited other players from time
to time. They've not given up the idea of a band completely.
They've just grown tired of the politics and general bullshit
associated with trying to keep a band together.
This proved to be a very successful formula
on their trip to Austria in July 2003 as part of the 2003
European Cultural Capital. Read
Stephen's personal journal of the trip.
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