▁complete ▁free ▁impro vis ation ▁when ▁he ▁alongside ▁guitar ist ▁Ern esto ▁Dia z - Inf ante ▁created ▁The ▁Ab stra ctions , ▁a ▁collect ive ▁ensemble ▁that ▁r anged ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁two ▁to ▁ten ▁players . ▁The ▁group ▁tou red ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁released ▁three ▁record ings ▁and ▁included ▁J esse ▁Qu attro , ▁Scott ▁R ▁Lo oney , ▁Bob ▁Marsh , ▁Philip ▁Ever ett , ▁Sand or ▁F inta , ▁C J ▁Bor os que , ▁Ray ▁Sch a ef fer , ▁L ance ▁Grab m iller , ▁Al w yn ▁Que b ido , ▁and ▁D ina ▁Em erson . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Rom us ▁tou red ▁through ▁the ▁mid west ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁performing ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Missouri , ▁U rb ana ▁Illinois , ▁Detroit ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁Columb us ▁Ohio ▁with ▁stops ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁composer ▁and ▁pian ist ▁Th ol lem ▁Mc Don as ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Jon ▁Br um it ▁as ▁the ▁Blo om ▁Project . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Out land , ▁Blo om ▁Project ▁featured ▁a ▁more ▁sparse ▁mel od ic ▁re per toire . ▁ ▁During ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁Rom us ▁shift ed ▁the ▁ro ster ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁L ords ▁of ▁Out land ▁with ▁drum mer ▁Philip ▁Ever ett , ▁bass ist ▁Ray ▁Sch a ef fer ,