Group Du Jour creates original music culled from the seeds of folk, ethnic traditional forms, free jazz and rock ? resulting in an invention best described as ?Techno-Ethnic?, utilizing electric & acoustic guitars, vocals, flute, keyboards and African percussion. The band was founded by Daniel Crommie and Bo & Paul Parker in Portland, Oregon in 1983, starting as a contemporary pop/folk conglomerate until coalescing into a more experimental sound following their groundbreaking "Forgotten Colors" album in 1986. Gathering momentum the band gained recognition in places such as England, Russia and Yugoslavia in a time when they opened for artists such as Richard Barone, Suzanne Vega and Obo Addy. 1990's "Down to the Wire" was voted as one of the year's best albums by Seattle's Rocket magazine. "The Mystery Plays" (1992) was an ambitious production with some of the bands best playing - but was largely ignored by the press as grunge pushed it's way into the pop marketplace. The New Weave artist compilation "Timecode" (1995) featured two more songs, "Mojo Sleeping" and "Stranger's in the House" as the band focused on individual projects in the mid-90's. In 2002 Group Du Jour reconvened - performing with increased frequency and started work on their long-overdue ?Terra Incognita? album, which was released in early 2007. There are plans to release a ?Best of?? album in summer 2007 with re- mastered tracks spanning the years 1985-2007 featuring a few unreleased gems and signature songs.