Bound by an interknit integration of performers but with a frazzled, no-wavey punk edge, the music of goat (jp) defies clear definition. Sounding almost as if they’re computer-sequenced, goat (jp) are tight beyond reason and renowned as live performers at the height of their craft. Calling it jazz might be wrong, but there is a spiritual quality to their cyclical, kraut-tech songs for guitar, saxophone, percussion, and flute that elicits the communal and improvisational anarchy of jazz. Forever playing with time signatures and expectations of what certain instruments should sound like, they returned recently with their first release in eight years, Joy In Fear (2023). The title alone speaks to the rollercoaster of feelings that come from listening to goat (jp): a muted seriousness that’s mixed with an undeniable sense of fun and exploration. Celebrating 10 years together as a band, witness goat (jp)’s inextricable synchronicity live in the flesh at Rewire 2024.