Matt Ulery

Bassist / Composer

album #13, Become Giant, releases into the wild August 26, 2022

Chicago Reader reviews Become Giant
August 26, 2022
Chicago Reader Matt Ulery’s Become Giant is a towering addition to the bassist-composer’s catalog by Hannah EdgarAugust 25, 2022 Credit: Devin Ulery Most bassists have to be chameleons. It’s more or less in the job description when your instrument can be played upright or electric, be bowed or plucked, and …
Review of BECOME GIANT by ‘A Closer Listen’
August 24, 2022
Matt Ulery ~ Become Giant By postrockcafe / August 23, 2022 / Modern Composition After a dozen albums, bassist Matt Ulery is still stretching his boundaries. For the first few minutes of Become Giant, one doesn’t even hear him, focusing instead on the strings. Violinist Zach Brock and Chicago’s KAIA String Quartet are the …
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