Jazz Articles about Jon Catler

Jon Catler: Sacred and Profane

by Geno Thackara
March 3, 2018

On a certain fundamental level, music really comes down to math. The notes we consider normal are based on certain frequencies of sound vibration, after all, the pitches that make sense to our ears and that we find pleasing when they react in the right ways relative to each other. Jon Catler, however, is one fellow who can't resist the urge to painstakingly fine-tune the numbers. It's all in a day's exploring for a longtime LaMonte Young collaborator rooted in ...