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The guy's name is, I believe, Adrian Terrazas-Gonzalez. I could be wrong.

He also plays in the Omar Rodriguez (guitarist in TMV) Quintet, which is an avante garde prog-rock-free-jazz group. I'm not sure how readily available their album is, but if you get a chance, pick up an LP copy of the self-titled album. It just works so much better on record. But yeah, it's pretty cool.

I feel like Coltrane has always been an influence on prog rockers, but it's usually his pre-free jazz days that I hear. These guys sound like they're way into late-period Trane.

 

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Yeah, I would next check out their first album, Deloused in the Comatorium. Rick Rubin, if you know him, produced that album, and it is in my opinion a classic and the best TMV album. Quite a few people hate on Frances the Mute. I met a kid that called it '45 minutes of sound effects'. It is progressive music, that is why there is a 32 minute song instead of a 3 minute 20 second song which is the average of what you hear on the radio probably. I am glad there are people here that appreciate it.

If you want to hear some REAL jazz fusion, listen to the guitarists self-titled solo album, Omar Rodriquez Lopez. It is 5 songs: 2 are trash fillers, leaving 3 good songs full of saxy-jazz action.

Frances the Mute is a good album, but it definitely has a lot of d*cking around in between the long stretches of awesome.

And yeah, that Omar album is the one I was talking about earlier. Quality music, for sure.

 

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I can't seem to find that Omar CD. And I think you're probably right that Delousing is the best of the 3........daryl

The Omar album is currently only available as an import.

It's on Amazon for, as we say here in the Bay Area, HELLA money ($28 for one disc) and on eBay for less. I just picked up an LP copy for $17. I think it's worth checking out. Spacier than the Mars Volta, but with a little more Coltrane.