Putting the River Cow Orchestra in some kind of niche would be a daunting task. How do you categorize music that at times sounds like Frank Zappa, Butch Morris, Miles Davis electric, Sun Ra, Heavy Metal BeBop, Steve Reich, and performance art all wrapped up neatly in a Zen bundle? You don't. You just sit back, listen and enjoy.RCO takes a Zen approach to creating music. During live performances and studio recording sessions the band creates spontaneous music that will never be heard again, anywhere (unless of course, it is recorded). Every song is created on the spot, without charts, dubs, retakes, or written music. Collective improvisation--spontaneous jazz.