Jazz Articles

Matt Zebley: Live At Moondog

by Jim Santella
January 1, 2000

Matt Zebley’s straight-ahead session was recorded at a small café in Los Angeles. At twenty-eight, the artist works from the modern mainstream, establishing his unique voice. Tradition and exploration work side by side. Building a quintet without piano or other chording instrument has proven to be quite rewarding for the Berklee grad, who composed most of the pieces for this project. The ensemble sound is constructed so that the members provide the harmony instead. Of course, that also requires some ...