Machine Gun
Jazz band from New York, NY · formed 1986
- Shows on record
- 5
- Rooms played
- 4
- Cities
- 2
- Releases
- 3
- Last show
- Oct 24, 2025Foto Club
About
Machine Gun is a band from New York, NY, formed in 1986, tagged experimental, free jazz, jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2017 to 2025, across 4 rooms in 2 cities.
- Machine Gun formed in 1986 — MusicBrainz
- Machine Gun is based in New York — MusicBrainz
- Thomas Chapin: member — MusicBrainz
- Robert Musso: member — MusicBrainz
- Machine Gun has 3 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1988–1991 — MusicBrainz
- Machine Gun (band) formed in 1986 — Wikipedia
- Machine Gun (band) is from New York City, New York — Wikipedia
- Machine Gun (band) has 4 members: Robert Musso, Bil Bryant, John Lunar Richey, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells — Wikipedia
- Machine Gun (band) plays Jazz — Wikipedia
- Machine Gun (band) plays avant-garde jazz [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- Machine Gun has 2068 listeners on Last.fm — Machine Gun on Last.fm
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
5 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20172 shows
- 20191 show
- 20241 show
- 20251 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | Foto Club · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Bato, Axon, Snarling Dogs, +3 | Headliner | Bato, Axon, Snarling Dogs, +3 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Foto Club · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Personal Damage, alienator, Razorheads, +4 | Support | Personal Damage, alienator, Razorheads, +4 |
| Apr 20, 2019 | Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Murphy's Law, Shitty Wizard, Seeing Snakes | Support | Murphy's Law, Shitty Wizard, Seeing Snakes |
| Apr 5, 2017 | First Unitarian Church · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Glue, Blank Spell, S (Jenn Ghetto) | Support | Glue, Blank Spell, S (Jenn Ghetto) |
| Feb 21, 2017 | Toronto · TorontoHeadlinerwith The Boys, Night Stalker | Headliner | The Boys, Night Stalker |
Where they play
4 rooms in 2 citiesRooms played most
- Foto Club · Philadelphia2 shows
- First Unitarian Church · Philadelphia1 show
- Kung Fu Necktie · Philadelphia1 show
- Toronto · Toronto1 show
Cities played
- Philadelphia4 shows
- Toronto1 show
Live history
5 shows on record- Shows counted
- 5
- First on record
- Feb 2017
- Latest on record
- Oct 2025
Shows per year
- 20172
- 20191
- 20241
- 20251
Top rooms
- Foto Club, Philadelphia · 2
- Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia · 1
- First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia · 1
- Toronto, Toronto · 1
Top cities
- Philadelphia, PA · 4
- Toronto, ON · 1
Often on the bill with: Axon, BORN, Blank Spell, ConSec, Damage, Murphy's Law, Night Stalker, Razorheads
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
3 releases, 1988–1991Pass the Ammo
1991 · Album
Open Fire
1989 · Album
Machine Gun
1988 · Album
Lineup
- Thomas Chapin
- Robert Musso
Airplay
Lineup history
8 members on record- Bill Bryanttenure unknown
- Jair-Rohm Parker Wellstenure unknown
- John Richeytenure unknown
- Karl Bergertenure unknown
- Lance Cartertenure unknown
- Robert Mussotenure unknown
- Sonny Sharrocktenure unknown
- Thomas Chapintenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Members also play in: Divination (via Robert Musso), Ned Rothenberg Double Band (via Thomas Chapin), Niels and the New York Street Percussionists (via Robert Musso), Thomas Chapin Trio (via Thomas Chapin), Thomas Chapin Trio & Strings (via Thomas Chapin), Thomas Chapin Trio Plus Brass (via Thomas Chapin)
Shares members with: 3 Banditos (via Jair-Rohm Parker Wells), Brute Force (via Sonny Sharrock), Conjoint (via Karl Berger), Decision Dream (via Jair-Rohm Parker Wells), Globe Unity Orchestra (via Karl Berger), Karl Berger & Friends (via Karl Berger), Last Exit (via Sonny Sharrock), Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra (via Thomas Chapin) and 8 more
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Machine Gun on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.
From Wikipedia
These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Machine Gun (band). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.
- Origin
- New York City, New York
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Genres
- Jazz, avant-garde jazz
- Labels
- MuWorks
- Current members
- Robert Musso, Bil Bryant, John Lunar Richey, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
- Past members
- Thomas Chapin, Lance Carter, Elliott Levin, Karl Berger, Sonny Sharrock
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