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Living With Tollways: Eponymously Titled

by Glenn Astarita
May 8, 2026

Living With Tollways emerged from Chicago's South Side music scene, where multi-instrumentalist and educator Matt Riggen has spent years mentoring young players through improvisation and open collaboration. The chord-less trio--Riggen on double bass, Randy Trubitt on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, and Kevin Almazan on drums--draws directly from that environment. Their debut, Eponymously Titled, distills years of shared trust into eight tracks. Less a formal statement than a candid snapshot, this is music made by people who know each other ...