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Reaching
By Michelle Gr
Label: Boat House Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Minor Alterations; December 1st; Blues for Us; Knock It; Miles Away; Joe's Tune; Lost and Found; Reaching
Michelle Gr: Reaching
by John Kelman
Michelle Grégoire may have been an active freelance artist for the past twenty years, but it's only now that she's releasing her long-overdue debut, the graceful and accessible mainstream effort Reaching. The Winnipeg, Canada born-and-raised pianist has studied with composer/arranger Maria Schneider, trumpeter/composer Kenny Wheeler, and trombonist/composer Bob Brookmeyer, and has contributed her talents, both as ...
Reaching
Label: Leo Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: Reachin' and Grabbin'; In the River; Inside; Sway; Old Style; Magic; Moving; Planet o' Love; Waltzing; For You (For Me); Keeping it There; No Other.
Steven Lantner / Mat Maneri: Reaching
by Robert Spencer
This one is aptly named. Steven Lantner and Mat Maneri are indeed reaching: for new combinations, new sounds, new potentialities to realize. This is extraordinarily active music, lurching every which way, jumping, skating, flying, and swooping down into a brood. Microtonality - the huge caverns between the conventional pitches, explored by Mat Maneri's father Joe - ...
Steven Lantner & Mat Maneri: Reaching
by Glenn Astarita
On Reaching violinist Mat Maneri and pianist Steven Lantner improvise through twelve pieces as they seemingly pursue two thousand ideas per track. Fragmented themes, microtonal passages, humor, pathos and intuitive interplay come to light as Maneri's notorious improvising skills while performing on electric violin work well with the equally adept and creative pianist Steven Lantner. Throughout, ...