to the site of Chicago bassist and composer
Matt Ulery. A graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at
Roosevelt University, Matt performs nightly in the Chicago area and
leads his own group, for which he composes the entire repertoire. More...
MATT ULERY OCTET LIVE-CHICAGO-2005, recorded
at the Green Mill, is now for sale. Please visit Matt's
page at filmbaby.com to view clips and/or order a copy.
“Points
with conviction to a new generation of Chicago jazz innovators.
A
polished and impressive debut.”
-Neil Tesser, Chicago Reader
"Ulery is one of jazz’s modern-day visionaries
-Beep Magazine
"...like
a seedling unfurling from the soil. ...each player—and each style and tradition
the band draws on—is like a thread in a sumptuous fabric"
-Peter
Margasak, Chicago Reader
"It has the melancholy beauty of something ravishing but out-of-season. And it is quite moving.
This CD is an unexpected surprise and quite absorbing listening.
Ulery plays a distinctive bass and writes with originality. The ensem-
ble has a unique sound and covers plenty of ground."
-Cadence Magazine
“True
aficionados in love with the art of music creation and exploration search
entire lifetimes for the joy of experiencing the ultimate in musicianship,
inventiveness and a worldly sampling of personal expression deep from
within: In other words -- the true
essence of the musician's being transmitted through his music, whether written,
sung or doled out from the heart on a single instrument or an auditorium-sized
ensemble. You will find that sound,
that perfectionism and the depth that brings true original music to life, on
this CD. This in not just another
recorded
effort
in search of marketability. More
pointedly, it is a study in the life, the breath and the wholeness of worldwide
musical genius in unison. You've never
experienced anything like it.”
-jazz
critic, Matt P. Spinello
"(Music Box Ballerina) could be a soundtrack for dreams, with moments of supremely haunting beauty amidst glorious textures.
This is composition and ensemble playing at a truly mature and satisfying level."
-Brad Walseth, jazzchicago.net
MATT ULERY'S 'LOOM': Music Box Ballerina
http://cdbaby.com/cd/mattulerysloom
NEW ALBUM COMING SOON.......January 2009........"THEMES AND SCENES"
visit www.myspace.com/matthewulery for a sample track, "The Duel."
LOOM: the art or the process of weaving, appear indistinctly; come
into view in indistinct and enlarged form, to rise before the vision
with an appearance of great or portentous size, to assume form as
an impending event, a looming appearance, as of something seen
indistinctly at a distance or through a fog, To come into view as a
massive, distorted, or indistinct image.
Upcoming
shows...