Results for "Progressive Jazz"

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Jay Matharu

Jay Matharu is a British-born guitarist, composer, and educator based in Uppsala, Sweden. Having toured widely across Europe, he has built a reputation as a versatile musician with an expansive sound. His music is an eclectic fusion drawing from jazz, progressive rock, and Indian classical music, amongst a wide array of influences.

As both a performer and composer, Matharu’s work is defined by intricate motivic development and a seamless integration of diverse tonalities. He treats each piece as an unfolding journey, prioritising improvisational exploration, where technique always serves the emotional narrative. This approach results in a deeply expressive sound defined by melodic storytelling, rhythmic complexity, and emotional depth.

Micetones

Active since: 2015

Formed in Verona, Italy, in 2015, Micetones began as a studio-based project driven by experimentation and close analysis of the jazz language, primarily through the reworking and arrangement of jazz standards. In its early years, the group functioned as an open laboratory rather than a fixed ensemble, allowing its members to explore form, harmony, and collective interaction without stylistic constraints.

After several lineup changes, the band reached a definitive configuration in early 2025 with Matteo Prevedelli (saxophone), Lorenzo Tomelleri (piano), Matteo Valle (bass), and Davide Leonardi (drums). This moment marked a turning point: Micetones shifted its focus from reinterpretation to the creation of original material, drawing on the diverse musical backgrounds of its members.

chriss massey

Born: March 17, 1959

Chriss Massey drummer originally from Buffalo,New York, USA

A lyrical stylist in jazz and improvised music who originally studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass with drummer Joe Hunt.

His colorful and creative approach can be heard on recordings with guitarist Bill Frisell, with guitarist/loop pioneer David Torn, multiple collaborations with bassist Steve Swallow and poet Robert Creeley, guitarist Steve Recker, Finnish guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim, singer/songwriter Jimmy LaFave, guitarist David Grissom, and many years collaboration with blues guitarist Chris Duarte and others.

Fabio Ferri

Born: September 9, 1994

Fabio Ferri is a Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist and composer whose music sits at the crossroads of jazz, classical and electronic dance culture. Known for high-energy live sets and richly melodic writing, he leads a full band that moves between deep grooves, soaring harmonies and moments of improvisational freedom. His work blends sophistication with immediacy — complex ideas delivered with a sense of fun and forward motion.

A rising voice in the UK scene, he has been called “Bristol’s answer to Frank Zappa” for his imaginative, genre-blurring approach. Ferri has performed at festivals including Glastonbury, Shambala and others across the UK, and his Bristol shows are regularly featured as Editor’s Picks on Headfirst.

King Llama

Right out of the starting gate, it’s apparent that the eagerly awaited new King Llama album, fata implexis (translating to “fate intertwined”), is something special, commanding and category-elastic. The fiery and whip smart instrumental band’s tune “Lora Ky” packs an immediate and visceral punch, within its sophisticated changes, spidery guitar riffs, tricky unison lines and mosaic-like structure, built from material conjured up by guitarist-songwriter Ryan T. Bailey. The song serves as a prelude and on-ramp to the electrifying journey unfolding over six tracks—including the multi-sectional 11-minute epic “Sir Isaac.”

John Yao

Born: June 25, 1977

For almost twenty years, John Yao has been honing his talents as a trombonist, composer and arranger, and cementing his place on the New York City jazz scene. Yao’s lyrical soloing and expressive, round tone, combined with his relentless drive to push the boundaries of harmony and rhythm, have established him as a unique and forward-thinking jazz talent. Yao has earned wide acclaim. In April 2025 he was appointed to the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows in the field of Music Composition. In 2023, Yao earned a place in both the Rising Star Trombone and Rising Star Big Band categories in the DownBeat Critics Poll.  Lucid Culture proclaims, “John Yao is one of New York’s elite trombonists,” and All About Jazz calls him “a strong compositional voice and effective band-leader able to use his 17-piece band to paint across a wide spectrum and infuse his complex writing with a thoughtful balance of audacity, structure, humor, and sonic might.”

Matteo Ciminari

Matteo Ciminari is an Italian composer, guitarist, and theremin player renowned for his genre-defying musical approach. His compositions seamlessly blend elements from various styles, resulting in a unique and personal musical language.

Cody Steinmann

Born: June 28, 1993

Cody Steinmann has been performing and teaching professionally for over 10 years. He attended Milwaukee Area Technical College where he completed an Associate’s degree in Music Occupations and later won a Rita Tallent Picken scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Cody has studied extensively with Steve Peplin, Russ Johnson, Solomon Parham, JD Allen, Jesse Catalino Montijo and James Crowley, DM. He has also taken lessons with Ari Honig, Johannes Weidenmueller, Scott Hesse, Pete McCann, and Aaron Gardner.

An outstanding improviser and composer, Cody has become a fixture on the Twin Cities jazz scene since settling in Minneapolis. Cody has performed with JD Allen, Solomon Parham, Javier Santiago, Russ Johnson, Chris Bates, JT Bates, Abinnet Berhanu, Anthony Fung, Max Gerl, Kevin Washington, Bryan Murray, Fode Bangoura, L.A. Buckner, Jake Baldwin, and Nelson Devereaux. In September 2019, under his producer name C0D3 7, he released his debut album 7 a musical chronicle of Cody’s youth. He then released his second album, Sightless Quartet Live, in May 2021. Sightless Quartet is the first group Cody formed upon moving to the Twin Cities, dedicated to exploring the intersections between jazz, metal, and hip hop.

Dag Magnus Narvesen

Born: January 3, 1983

Dag Magnus Narvesen is a drummer, percussionist and composer who is mainly working in the fields of free jazz, improvised and contemporary music. 

Emerging from the diverse and renowned jazz scene of Norway, leading bands like Sasquatch, co-leading Kitchen Orchestra and as a member of Gunhild Seim's Time Jungle, his current musical endeavors feature his highly acclaimed octet DAMANA, Schlippenbach/Narvesen Duo, Dag Magnus Narvesen kvintett, (the new) Schlippenbach Trio, Harri Sjöström's MOVE quintet and Up and Out, Didrik Ingvaldsen Orchestra and Aki Takase's Japanic, to name a few. In working with these and other bands, especially some tied to the Berlin scene, he has acquired a reputation as a highly skilled drummer and a trusted musical collaborator.