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Empty Cage Quartet: Stratostrophic

Read "Stratostrophic" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
May 28, 2008

Stratostrophic is the Empty Cage Quartet's third official studio album. Formerly known as the MTKJ Quartet, the adventurous young West Coast-based ensemble features Tim Mears (alto saxophone, clarinet), Kris Tiner (trumpet, flugelhorn), Ivan Johnson (bass) and Paul Kikuchi (drums, percussion). A cohesive mix of exuberant free jazz, angular post-bop, stark chamber aesthetics and propulsive post- Braxtonian ...

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Hello The Damage!

By Empty Cage Quartet

Label: pfMentum
Released: 2006
Track listing: CD1: Attack of the Eye People; Who Are They If We Are Them?; The Mactavish Rag; And Who Is Not Small; Function-3. CD2: Swan-Neck Deformity; The Empty Cage; Swim Swim Swim, Eat Eat Eat.

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Empty Cage Quartet: Hello The Damage!

Read "Hello The Damage!" reviewed by Jack Gold-Molina

by Jack Gold-Molina
October 2, 2006

Formerly known as the MTKJ Quartet, the Empty Cage Quartet consists of Jason Mears (alto saxophone, clarinet, wood flutes), Kris Tiner (trumpet, flugelhorn), Paul Kikuchi (drums, percussion) and Ivan Johnson (bass). The title of this recording comes from an English translation of a negative French review of one of the MTKJ Quartet's previous releases. Negative French ...