Artist:Matt Ulery
Song:Dark Harvest
Album:By a Little Light
Bassist Matt Ulery started out as a sideman on the Chicago jazz scene. He has recorded as a leader since 2006. And in recent years he has recorded a kind of chamber jazz that is atmospheric and includes horns and strings. Ulery was a sideman as a teen with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tim Hagans and others. He earned a bachelor's degree in composition at Roosevelt University. In 2006 he started Matt Ulery's Loom with Geof Bradfield and Marquis Hill. They recorded three albums. In 2009 Ulery tested his chamber jazz concept by adding strings for the album Themes and Sciences. He expanded this to include horns on the 2012 album By a Little Light distributed by Dave Douglas' Greenleaf label. Douglas even produced a music video to promote the album. The music is not typical jazz so it's not an easy sell. I'm not crazy about it. After two albums on Greenleaf, Ulery has recorded on his own label. His latest album Pollinator was released in 2020. It has horns but no strings. Maybe Ulery has given up on the chamber music concept. But I think he just likes to experiment with different band types and will return to chamber music in the future. Here's the video for Dark Harvest by Matt Ulery.
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