Zwan
Sign in to saveZwan was an American alternative rock supergroup formed in 2001 by lead guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (both of the Smashing Pumpkins). Other members included bassist Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle), plus guitarists David Pajo (Slint) and Matt Sweeney (Chavez). The band released only one album, Mary Star of the Sea (2003), before breaking up acrimoniously that year during their world tour to promote the album.
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It is catalogued under topics including American alternative rock groups, American musical quintets and American pop rock music groups.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
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- Zwan
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- Zwan promo 2003.jpg
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- Zwan in 2003.Left to right: David Pajo, Billy Corgan, Matt Sweeney, Paz Lenchantin, and Jimmy Chamberlin.
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- 250
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- The True Poets of Zwan, Djali Zwan (acoustic)
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- Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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- 2001–2003
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- Reprise
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- The Smashing Pumpkins, Slint, A Perfect Circle, Chavez
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- Billy CorganMatt SweeneyJimmy ChamberlinDavid PajoPaz Lenchantin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Has part
- Billy Corgan
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- Reprise Records
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- inception
- 2001-00-00
- location of formation
- United States
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation and ''Mary Star of the Sea'' (2001–2003)
- Break-up (2003)
- Musical style
- Band members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Singles
- References
- External links
Zwan was an American alternative rock supergroup formed in 2001 by lead guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (both of the Smashing Pumpkins). Other members included bassist Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle), plus guitarists David Pajo (Slint) and Matt Sweeney (Chavez). The band released only one album, Mary Star of the Sea (2003), before breaking up acrimoniously that year during their world tour to promote the album.
Following the disbanding, Corgan released a solo album, TheFutureEmbrace, before reforming the Smashing Pumpkins in 2005, with Chamberlin joining in 2006. Despite allusions to multiple albums' worth of material written by band members, no further material has surfaced beyond their only studio album. None of the material had been revisited in performances by any of the members until a 2014 solo show by Corgan; he also played Zwan songs on a brief 2017 tour. In his 2019 solo shows, Corgan played "Honestly" and "Endless Summer" on several dates of his European summer tour.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zwan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.