Matt Garrison -][- BLOOD SONG’S – [D Clef Records, 2012 | Review] –

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baritone, Composer, Dezron Douglas, Greg Gisbert, Matt Garrison, Roy Assaf, Saxophones, soprano, tenor, Two for The Show, Ulysses Owens Jr.

Matt Garrison, BLOOD SONGS

Matt Garrison -][- BLOOD SONG’S – [D CLef Records, 2012 | Review] –

There are times we must simply immerse our mind, body and soul into a pool of ingenuous, fertile and uncommonly blissful sounds. You see, that’s exactly what’s been accomplished with “BLOOD SONG’S” the latest project by multitalented woodwind artist, composer and educator Matt Garrison.

“Blood Songs” is a decisive collage of nine post-modern jazz compositions. On his sophomore outing, Garrison pen six originals and adopted three songs by guests composers. These gems are empowered by a dynamic roaster of momentous artists that deploy their symmetrical voices on this vivid collection of songs produced by trombonist Michael Dease.

Andrew Swift -][- Swift Kick – [D Clef Records, 2012 | Review] –

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Andrew Swift, Arranger, Composer, Curtis Steward, Drums, Dwayne Burno, Eric Alexander, Evan Sherman, George Cables, Jeb Patton, Matt Garrison, MICHAEL DEASE, Ryan Kisor, Sharel Cassity, Tim Mayer, Tony the Hawk, Wycliffe Gordon

Andrew Swift, Swift Kick

Andrew Swift -][- Swift Kick – [D Clef Records, 2012 | Review] –

Where do I begin? Let’s get right to it, imagine this a young kid with chopsticks, pots and pans with a sense of rhythm was the interlude, vision and seed planted by drummer, composer, and educator Andrew Swift. With his debut “Swift Kick,” you’ll find this body of music immersed in the womb of traditional jazz yet it’s intertwined with the integral musings of modern jazz unveiled by the folks at D Clef Records.

Like many aspiring musicians Andrew started his quest off at an early age. In fact, as a fifth grader he began in a new school and joined the school’s band program. Andy pursed his gift with persistence and paid off for him after a conversation with the band director Swift ultimately decided that he wanted to play drums and of course the rest is history.

RareNoiseRecords PUSHES Boundaries of TECHNOLOGY and MUSIC on 2-Album Set, AGEMO, Available March 27

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Bob Belden, DJ Logic, Guy Licata, Matt Garrison, Scott Kinsey, Tim Hagans

NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF ASIENTO,
LATEST RELEASE BY BOB BELDEN’S ANIMATION

Bob Belden's Animation, AGEMO

ORIGINAL ALBUM RE-MIXED VIA 3D60™ – THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOUND PRODUCTION TO CREATE NEW LISTENING EXPERIENCE THROUGH HEADPHONES

SET ALSO FEATURES ASIENTO REMIXES BY DJ LOGIC, BILL LASWELL FANU, YOUTH, GAUDI, AND JOE CLAUSSELL

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM AGEMO

In a bid to keep abreast of cutting edge technology, RareNoiseRecords has embraced the brave new world of the 3D60™ sound experience. The label’s first release to utilize the revolutionary system, which creates a surround-sound mix with the added dimension of the top in the listener’s headphones, is the two-album set Agemo by Bob Belden’s group Animation. Essentially a radical recasting of the six tracks from Animation’s 2010 RareNoise debut, Asiento (a document of a 2006 Animation performance at New York’s Merkin Hall), Agemo offers listeners a whole new perspective on the band’s interpretation of Miles Davis’ 1970 fusion landmark, Bitches Brew. This startling new take on Asiento brings listeners on stage, as it were, with the sounds of saxophonist Belden, trumpeter Tim Hagans, keyboardist Scott Kinsey, bassist Matt Garrison, turntablist DJ Logic and drummer Guy Licata swirling around them on renditions of “Pharoah’s Dance,” “Spanish Key,” “John McLaughlin,” “Sanctuary,” “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” and the title track of Miles’ seminal work.

RARENOISERECORDS COLLABORATES WITH MUSIC RENEGADES BOB BELDEN, TIM HAGANS & ANIMATION ON ASIENTO, A RE-IMAGINATION OF BITCHES BREW, SET FOR APRIL 26 RELEASE IN U.S.

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Animation, Bob Belden, Jazz, Matt Garrison, Scott Kinsey, Tim Hagans

FEATURES SCOTT KINSEY, MATT GARRISON, GUY LICATA, DJ LOGIC

LIVE 2006 BBC RECORDING AT NEW YORK’S MERKIN HALL

REVISITS BAND’S GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPTS FROM

THEIR GRAMMY NOMINATED BLUE NOTE ALBUMS

Animation - Asiento

Unconventional. Unheard of. Some might add unreal. Upon first listen, you’ll be struck by the startling freshness and flat-out nerve that have become hallmark sounds of Animation, the best rock & jazz mélange you’ve never heard of.

With two Grammy nominated Blue Note CDs, animation * imagination (1999) and re*animation LIVE! (2000), the group has raised the bar for experimental music, carrying with it infectious tinges of hip-hop, trip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, fusion and whatever your own imagination might add with each new listen.

The journey continues with Asiento, the group’s long-overdue album to be released on the UK-based RareNoiseRecords. Spearheaded by music visionaries Bob Belden (producer/saxophone), Tim Hagans (trumpet) and Scott Kinsey (keyboard/synthesizer), as well as Matt Garrison (bass), Guy Licata (drums) and DJ Logic (turntables), Animation re-imagines the landmark 1969 Miles Davis release Bitches Brew.