Matt Ulery

Bassist / Composer

Simon's with Nick Mazzarella Quintet May 12, 2024

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 …
TOP 30 Jazz Albums of 2021
December 7, 2021
Textura.org included Delicate Charms Live at the Green Mill on their Top 30 Jazz Albums of 2021

Matt Ulery August residency at Hungry Brain - week 1 -: Chicago, IL; August 1, 2024; Hungry Brain; trio Paul Bedal | piano Jon Deitemyer | drums Matt Ulery | double bass and compositions

Hungry Brain with Matt Gold Trio: Chicago, IL; August 2, 2024; Hungry Brain; Matt Gold - guitar Matt Ulery - bass guitar Quin Kirchner - drums

Nick's Beer Garden with Ernie Hendrickson: Chicago, IL; August 3, 2024; Nick's Beer Garden; Ernie Hendrickson - voice and guitar Matt Ulery - bass guitar Devin Ulery - drums

Matt Ulery August residency at Hungry Brain - week 2 -: August 8, 2024; Matt Ulery's Pollinator Dustin Laurenzi - tenor James Davis - trumpet Steve Duncan - trombone Dave Miller - guitar Quin Kirchner - drums Matt Ulery - sousaphone and compositions