:The Wrong Object

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{{Infobox musical artist|

| name = The Wrong Object

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Liège, Belgium

| genre = Jazz, avant-garde jazz, jazz rock, progressive rock

| years_active = 2002–present

| label = Moonjune

| current_members = Michel Delville
Laurent Delchambre
Antoine Guenet
Marti Melia
Pierre Mottet

| past_members = Fred Delplancq
Damien Polard
Jean-Paul Estiévenart

}}

The Wrong Object is a jazz-rock band from Belgium. The band was formed in 2002 by guitarist Michel Delville{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Dave |title=The Wrong Object |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-wrong-object-mn0000481566/biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=29 August 2018}}{{cite web |url= http://www.wrongobject.com/cds.php |title=Credits |publisher=Wrongobject.com |access-date=4 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210171240/http://www.wrongobject.com/cds.php |archive-date=10 February 2012}} and includes Marti Melia on saxophone and clarinet, François Lourtie on saxophones, Antoine Guenet on keyboards, Pierre Mottet on bass and electronics, and Laurent Delchambre on drums. Former members include Fred Delplancq on tenor sax, Damien Polard on bass, and Jean-Paul Estiévenart (winner of the Django d'Or award for best young jazz musician in 2007) on trumpet.

History

The Wrong Object started in 2002 as a Frank Zappa tribute band,{{cite web|author=All About Jazz |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28123 |title=All About Jazz review |publisher=Allaboutjazz.com |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=4 January 2012}} and has played in venues such as Zappanale (2004, 2008 and 2024),[https://www.zappanale.de/en/allcategories-de-de/rueckblicke/rueckblick-z-15 Zappanale 2004][https://www.zappanale.de/en/allcategories-de-de/rueckblicke/rueckblick-z-19 Zappanale 2008][https://www.zappanale.de/en/allcategories-de-de/rueckblicke/rueckblick-z-33 Zappanale 2024] the Gaume Jazz Festival, the Jazz à Liège Festival, and the European Jazz Festival in Athens.{{cite web |url=http://www.xpatathens.com/news/18208 |title=European Jazz Festival |publisher=Xpatathens.com |date=21 May 2008 |access-date=4 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217004052/http://www.xpatathens.com/news/18208 |archive-date=17 February 2012}} Some were augmented by guest performances by Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Annie Whitehead, Jaap Blonk, and Zappa's percussionist Ed Mann.

"Elton Dean & The Wrong Object" and "The Wrong Object featuring Annie Whitehead and Harry Beckett", were documented by album releases from Voiceprint (Platform One) and Moonjune Records (The Unbelievable Truth, a collaboration with Elton Dean) in the spring of 2007. The Unbelievable Truth was included in Arnaldo de Souteiro's,{{cite web|author=Arnaldo DeSouteiro |url=http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2007/12/28th-annual-jazz-station-poll-best-jazz.html |title=Arnaldo de Souteiro's blog |publisher=Jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com |date=26 December 2007 |access-date=4 January 2012}} Top Ten Jazz CDs of the Year 2007 (category: special projects) in the Brazilian newspaper Tribuna da Impresa.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunadaimprensa.com.br/ |title=Tribuna da Impresa |publisher=Tribunadaimprensa.com.br |access-date=4 January 2012}}

The band is by Leonardo Pavkovic at Moonjune Records and Management{{cite web|author=John McGuire, Digital HD Productions, for Leonardo Pavkovic, and MoonJune.com |url=http://www.moonjune.com |title=Moonjune Records & Management |website=Moonjune.com |access-date=4 January 2012}} in New York. In 2008, they released Stories from the Shed, their first studio album in more than five years. The album received positive reviews from Jazzwise,[http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/index.php/Magazine-Reviews/CD-Reviews/June-2008-CD-Reviews-Jazz-And-Beyond.html Jazzwise CD Reviews June 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025180907/http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/index.php/Magazine-Reviews/CD-Reviews/June-2008-CD-Reviews-Jazz-And-Beyond.html |date=25 October 2008 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/469/546/4005/3/12 |title=Jazzwise Poll |website=Exacteditions.com |access-date=4 January 2012}} Guitar Player,{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-34345981_ITM |title=Guitar Player review |website=Accessmylibrary.com |date=1 May 2008 |access-date=4 January 2012}} Signal to Noise,{{cite web |url=http://www.signaltonoisemagazine.org/ |title=Signal to Noise |website=Signaltonoisemagazine.org |access-date=4 January 2012}} Allmusic,[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1311788/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic] Musica Jazz (July 2008), Jazz Review,[http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-19526.html Jazz Review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828110557/http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-19526.html |date=28 August 2008 }} and Exposé.{{cite web |url=http://www.expose.org/ |title=Exposé |website=Expose.org |access-date=4 January 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrongobject.com/reviews.php/ |title=Reviews |website=Wrongobject.com |access-date=4 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301004249/http://www.wrongobject.com/reviews.php/ |archive-date=1 March 2012}} Their music has also been broadcast by radio stations all around the world;{{cite web |url=http://www.wrongobject.com/interviews.php |title=Links to interviews and radio shows |website=Wrongobject.com |access-date=4 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210171735/http://www.wrongobject.com/interviews.php |archive-date=10 February 2012}} in November 2007, the Dutch National Radio devoted a one-hour program to the band's discography and their collaborations with Elton Dean, Annie Whitehead, Harry Beckett and Alex Maguire VPRO.{{cite web |url=http://www.vpro.nl/programma/wissel/afleveringen/36344701/ |title=VPRO – Dutch National Radio |publisher=Vpro.nl |date=9 November 2007 |access-date=4 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212180836/http://www.vpro.nl/programma/wissel/afleveringen/36344701/ |archive-date=12 February 2012}}

Discography

  • The Unbelievable Truth featuring Elton Dean (Moonjune, 2006)
  • Platform One featuring Harry Beckett and Annie Whitehead (Voiceprint, 2007)
  • Stories from the Shed (Moonjune, 2008)
  • The Wrong Object feat. Stanley Jason Zappa: Live at Zappanale (Fazzul, 2010)
  • After the Exhibition (Moonjune, 2013){{cite web |title=The Wrong Object {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-wrong-object-mn0000481566/discography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=29 August 2018}}
  • Zappa Jawaka (Off, 2018)
  • Into the Herd (Off/MoonJune, 2019)
  • In and Outflown Tapes (Off, 2024)

Filmography

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Category:Belgian progressive rock groups

Category:Musical groups established in 2002

Category:2002 establishments in Belgium