Zs (band)

Zs
OriginBrooklyn, New York
GenresExperimental rock, free jazz, math rock, noise rock, progressive rock
Years active2000–present
LabelsThe Social Registry, Northern Spy, Three One G
MembersSam Hillmer
Patrick Higgins
Greg Fox
Michael Beharie
Past membersAmnon Freidlin
Ian Antonio
Ben Greenberg
Alex Mincek
Charlie Looker
Matthew Hough
Tony Lowe
Brad Wentworth

Zs (pronounced /zz/) is a Brooklyn, New York-based experimental band. Since the band's inception, Zs has incarnated as everything from a sextet to a duo, now solidified into the quartet of Patrick Higgins (electric guitar), Greg Fox (percussion), Sam Hillmer (tenor saxophone) and Michael Beharie (electronics). While Zs' music has been variously categorized as no wave, noise, post-minimalist, drone, and psych, it is primarily concerned with making music that challenges the physical and mental limitations of both performer and listener. The band has been heralded by The New York Times as "one of the strongest avant-garde bands in New York."[1]

  1. ^ "The Listings". The New York Times. 2006-11-24. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2009-06-18.