Nels Cline Singers
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Nels Cline Singers is an experimental jazz and avant-garde ensemble led by guitarist Nels Cline, known for its improvisational, genre-blending compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nels Cline Singers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9083833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nels Cline Singers Context triple: [Ron Saint Germain, notableWorkWith, Nels Cline Singers]
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A.
Trey Anastasio Band
Trey Anastasio Band is the solo touring ensemble led by Phish guitarist and vocalist Trey Anastasio, known for its blend of rock, jazz, and improvisational jam music.
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B.
Jeff Coffin
Jeff Coffin is a Grammy-winning American saxophonist and composer best known for his work with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and later as a prominent member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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C.
Chad Smith
Chad Smith is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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D.
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman was a late-1970s rock supergroup formed by former members of The Byrds, blending rock, country, and pop influences in their music.
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E.
Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook is a Canadian guitarist and composer renowned for his virtuosic nuevo flamenco style and genre-blending world music performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nels Cline Singers Target entity description: Nels Cline Singers is an experimental jazz and avant-garde ensemble led by guitarist Nels Cline, known for its improvisational, genre-blending compositions.
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A.
Trey Anastasio Band
Trey Anastasio Band is the solo touring ensemble led by Phish guitarist and vocalist Trey Anastasio, known for its blend of rock, jazz, and improvisational jam music.
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B.
Jeff Coffin
Jeff Coffin is a Grammy-winning American saxophonist and composer best known for his work with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and later as a prominent member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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C.
Chad Smith
Chad Smith is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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D.
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman was a late-1970s rock supergroup formed by former members of The Byrds, blending rock, country, and pop influences in their music.
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E.
Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook is a Canadian guitarist and composer renowned for his virtuosic nuevo flamenco style and genre-blending world music performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde jazz ensemble
ⓘ
musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activeSince | early 2000s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Nels Cline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Yuka C. Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Instrumentals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ improvised music ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Ches Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trevor Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveAlbum | Initiate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Devin Hoff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nels Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Amendola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Nels Cline Singers + Yuka C. Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
free jazz
ⓘ
noise music ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
genre-blending compositions
ⓘ
improvisational performances ⓘ |
| leader | Nels Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Draw Breath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Initiate NERFINISHED ⓘ Instrumentals NERFINISHED ⓘ Macroscope NERFINISHED ⓘ Share The Wealth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Giant Pin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
Cryptogramophone NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Avenue Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex rhythmic structures
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extended improvisation ⓘ use of effects and electronics ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleSize | trio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Nels Cline Singers Description of subject: Nels Cline Singers is an experimental jazz and avant-garde ensemble led by guitarist Nels Cline, known for its improvisational, genre-blending compositions.
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