Semantics

Semantics is a group from New York, United States, active from 1985 to the present, and identified as a trio featuring Samm Bennett, Ned Rothenberg and Elliott Sharp. The group emerges from the 1980s downtown New York scene and records in a post-punk style with clear jazz influence and elements associated with Captain Beefheart. It is also compared to acts such as This Heat and the Discipline-era King Crimson.

Line-up and instruments

Samm Bennett plays drums and percussion, Ned Rothenberg plays saxophones and clarinet, and Elliott Sharp plays guitar and bass.

Recordings

The group records two albums: Semantics in 1985 and Bone of Contention in 1987.