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Matt Ray
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MATT RAY is a Brooklyn-based pianist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and music director. His arrangements have been called “wizardly” (Time Out NY) and “ingenious” (NY Times), and his piano playing referred to as “classic, well-oiled swing” (NY Times) and “to cry for” (Ebony). For his work on Taylor Mac’s show A 24- Decade History of Popular Music he and Mac shared the 2017 Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired By American History. Notable live performances include playing at Carnegie Hall with Kat Edmonson, headlining his own show at Lincoln Center, playing the Hollywood Bowl with reggae legend Burning Spear, and touring the Caribbean and Central America with his piano trio as a US Department of State Jazz Ambassador
Justin Mullens Pushes The Boundaries Of The French Horn & Offers New Compositions On "The Cornucopiad"
ON BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS (MARCH, 2016) The spirit of the organization is firmly rooted in Brooklyn. All of the members reside there, and they wanted to give a nod to the vitality of its scene."—The Wall Street Journal The Cornucopiad Features The Justin Mullens Octet: Justin Mullens (French Horn), Chris Cheek (Alto Sax & Clarinet), ...
Robillard & Crownover / Samuel Torres / Andy Cotton: Let's Party!
by J Hunter
Memorial Day, 2010 has come and gone, which means summer is right on its heels. And with summer comes further--and louder--reasons to fire up the grill, cool down the beer (or whatever), and get friends and/or family together to celebrate...well, whatever occasion is handy, up to and including surviving the work week. A party without music ...
Lost in New York
By Matt Ray
Label: Consolidated Artists Productions
Released: 2007
Track listing: Lost; Where Were You when I Needed You?; El Bosque; Pent-Up house; Central Park West; Satellite; The Makings of You; Serenity; Greene Street Blues; Last Call on the Lower East Side.
Matt Ray: Lost in New York
by Paul Moots
It takes courage to include the word lost in a CD title--some might draw a parallel between title and content. In this case, though, the parallel is both apt and positive. As pianist Matt Ray's liner notes imply and his performance illustrates, he is lost in the best possible sense: totally immersed in the moment and ...