Jazz Articles about Maneri Ensemble

Maneri Ensemble: Going to Church

by AAJ Staff
October 1, 2002

Despite its heavy-sounding title, Going to Church is really not that ominous an affair. For this recording, Mat Maneri assembled a sextet of strong improvisers for an afternoon in the studio. The result is sprawling, open-ended, and daring interplay--focused on listening, interacting, and exploring. While somber at times, it's also inventive and clever enough to surprise and delight. Unpredictability remains the prime commodity in Maneri's musical universe. (With enough space surrounding the sound, it does admittedly get quite ethereal at ...