Jazz Articles about Matt Ulery

Matt Ulery's Loom: Flora.Fauna.Fervor

by Dan Bilawsky
December 28, 2010

The music on Flora.Fauna.Fervor might be dubbed episodic, if not for the fact that each new idea steadily evolves from what came before. Bassist Matt Ulery uses kaleidoscopic compositional methods that develop gradually, yet travel to wide-ranging places and often return home to roost. Endless permutations of instrumental combinations and stylistic possibilities are explored, with Ulery's stellar septet pulling the puppet strings and Ulery building the puppets. While this music employs two horn players that could easily ...