DLF.TV went behind the scenes to document their unique style of creating music, their genius pianist Eric Hurlin hard at work, and their knack of mixing and performing almost every genre of music to create their own personalized sound.

On September 17, 2011 the girls reunited in their hometown of Fairfield, Iowa for two concerts, giving their dedicated fans one more chance to experience that effervescent feeling they exude — that feeling which comes from people who truly love creating music together.

You can purchase Rock, Paper, Scissors’ album on DLF.TV. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the David Lynch Foundation.

“He’s one of the last of the Mohicans – there’s nobody in the world who has what David has.” – Matthew Shipp (pianist/composer)

Saxophonist/composer/bandleader David S. Ware began playing saxophone at age 9, and his innate talents were recognized and nurtured by astute teachers at his NJ public schools. By age 12 he knew that he wanted to become a professional jazz artist. While still a teenager, he began a mentor/musical relationship with saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins, who taught him circular breathing in 1966. Following David’s arrival in the NYC loft jazz scene of the early 70s, word of his potent voice on tenor sax spread quickly. He soon became a member of the Cecil Taylor Unit, with whom he toured throughout Europe, the U.S. and Canada.

During the ’80s, David’s concerns as a saxophonist shifted away from the rush and fury of extended improvisations, and into the area of concentrated thematic development. He embarked on an extended period of wood-shedding, and in 1989 formed the David S. Ware Quartet featuring Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass, and a succession of drummers. The DSWQ was the reigning advanced jazz super-group of the 90s and well into the new millennium. Over the course of 17 years, as many albums, and numerous tours of Europe and the U.S., the music David made with this band added immeasurably to the language of jazz. Preeminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in 2001, “Let’s be bold: the David S. Ware Quartet is the best small band in jazz today… every time I see Ware’s group or return to the records, it flushes the competition from memory.”

2009 was a profoundly transitional year in David S. Ware’s life. It was his 50th year of playing saxophone, and, after nearly a decade of peritoneal dialysis, it became evident that a kidney transplant was the only path to his continued survival on this Earthly plane. A donor (Laura Mehr) was found and the transplant took place in May. In October, David performed a triumphant-return solo concert in NYC; the recording of which was released as Saturnian David’s planned special recording project to celebrate his 50th year of saxophone took place in December, resulting in the impeccable Onecept, which was released in October 2010. In November 2010, David entered the studio with Cooper-Moore, William Parker and Muhammad Ali to record a summit meeting of eternal musical masters. The resulting album, Planetary Unknown was released in June 2011. This group’s concert debut took place on June 10 at the Vision Festival in NYC; their EU debut took place on August 27 at the Saalfelden Jazz Festival. There will be a new Planetary Unknown album in 2012. Organica, David’s second volume in a planned series of solo recordings, will be released in October 2011.

On June 8, a second benefit gala was held at American University to launch Operation Warrior Wellness in Washington, DC, as well as to to highlight the successes the Foundation’s outreach into schools.During the event CNN anchor Candy Crowley conducted a lively, compelling interview with David Lynch, veterans were honored for their support of Operation Warrior Wellness, and psychiatrist and author Dr Norman Rosenthal shared fascinating new research verifying the benefits of TM practice.

The event raised funds to teach Transcendental Meditation to millions of at-risk youth and marked the launch of Operation Warrior Wellness, a program to rehabilitate veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In this video, several of the girls open up about what life was like for them on the street and their experience practicing Transcendental Meditation. Founder of Children of the Night, Dr Lois Lee, also talks about the incredible change she sees taking place in these girls as they begin to wake up from their nightmares.

In Harlem there is a place called the Doe Fund where homeless men go when they are ready to rebuild their lives. They have three meals a day, a roof over their heads and can learn the skills necessary to re-enter society. The David Lynch Foundation teamed up with the Doe Fund to offer these men Transcendental Meditation, to give help them a tool to deal with their stress and help keep them off the streets, out of prison, and off drugs for the rest of their lives.

Annie was abducted into prostitution as a young teen, where her life was, as she puts it, “tormenting.” Now at 17 years old, she is preparing to attend college with hopes of becoming a social worker. In this video she describes how Transcendental Meditation is helping her break free from the extreme stress and painful memories of her past.

Children of the Night is a home that offers a safe haven to girls and boys who are victims of child and teen prostitution, while providing the opportunity to gain an excellent education. The David Lynch Foundation teamed up with Children of the Night to offer Transcendental Meditation to help them overcome the stress and trauma of their past and move forward with their lives.

Dan Burks served in Vietnam as a rifleman, machine gunner, and battalion reconnaissance squad leader. When he returned home to America the shock of what he had been through began to set in.

In this deeply moving interview, Dan opens up about his experience of living with the stresses of war and the incredible process of reclaiming his life with Transcendental Meditation. He is now on the on the Board of Advisors for Operation Warrior Wellness, a David Lynch Foundation program with the goal of teaching Transcendental Meditation to 10,000 Veterans suffering with PTSD.