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Record Release weekend at Green Mill
Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by matt in News
Matt Ulery’s Loom releases new LP
“Flora. Fauna. Fervor.” on 482 Music.
…We are celebrating the release at the GREEN MILL in Chicago!
Friday, January 14th – 9pm-1am
Saturday, January 15th – 8pm-12am
Rob Clearfield – piano and accordion
Thad Franklin – trumpet and flugel horn
Tim Haldeman – tenor saxophone
Dave Miller – guitar
Jon Deitemyer – drums
Matt Ulery – basses and compositions
We sincerely hope you come join us on one or both of these nights.
Flora.Fauna.Fervor. – The second album by Matt Ulery’s Loom – fulfills the desire of its leader to front a “band with a sound not only determined by the compositions and the instrumentation, but with the actual players who perform the music.” Ulery, a Chicago-based bassist and composer, adds, “This conception is why Loom has had an immediately identifiable sound, striving for maximum range of emotional depth while appealing far beyond strictly jazz listeners.”
Loom, formed in 2006, features Matt Ulery on double bass, in collaboration with Thad Franklin (trumpet and flugelhorn), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Rob Clearfield (accordion, Wurlitzer electric piano), Zach Brock (violin), Katie Wiegman (vibraphone) and Jon Deitemyer (drums). The ensemble projects a sonically rich, expansive sound on Flora.Fauna.Fervor that fully utilizes the creative abilities of each musician. The album is initially being released on vinyl only by 482 Music, with a digital release to follow. The LP will contain a coupon for a free download of the entire album plus two bonus tracks.
Working on the new double album in the studio!
Posted on 22. Oct, 2010 by matt in News
I am very excited to be recording the music I’ve written for the next record which is looking like a double. There are 12 tracks, six of which have singing. Half of the music includes Ben Lewis on piano and Jon Deitemyer on drums while the other half includes Rob Clearfield on piano and Michael Caskey on drums and percussion. Grazyna Auguscik will be featured singing along with myself as I am playing double bass on all the pieces. Almost all of music features members of Eighth Blackbird Ensemble (Tim Munro on flutes, Michael Maccaferri on Clarinets, Nicholas Photinos on cello, and Matthew Duvall on vibraphone and marimba) along with Dominic Johnson on viola, Zack Brock on violins, and James Davis on trumpet and flugelhorn. I’m very excited about this project and am happy to be working with Anthony Gravino at the Drake who is my favorite engineer to work with.
This all started when my good friends Zach and Erin asked me to compose a wedding processional for their wedding a couple summers ago. The creative limitation was to work with the musicians who were going to be at the wedding in Kentucky. Being as I had written for this small orchestra or chamber group once, I decided to elaborate on the instrumentation.
This recording is in the early stages, but look for it later in 2011 sometime. That’s the goal anyway.
New album coming soon!
Posted on 22. Oct, 2010 by matt in News
Check out this video promoting “Flora.Fauna.Fervor” (Matt Ulery’s Loom) coming out January 11th, 2011 on 482 Music.