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Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet: As Things Do

Read "As Things Do" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
May 25, 2023

The Elusion Quartet has become one of bassist Michael Formanek's more formidable ensembles, even if it is a more recent project than his long- standing work with Tomas Fujiwara and Mary Halvorson in Thumbscrew, or the many recordings he has made with prominent saxophonists ranging from Tim Berne to Marty Ehrlich and Ellery Eskelin. Although As ...

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Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet: Time Like This

Read "Time Like This" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
January 24, 2019

Bassist Michael Formanek has become a major presence on the NYC scene over the last decade, both as a forward-looking bandleader and a sideman. His two small-group offerings, The Rub And Spare Change (2010) and Small Places (2012), both on ECM, were justly feted and lead to the acclaimed big-band set The Distance (2016) by his ...

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