Matana Roberts
| Matana Roberts | |
|---|---|
 Matana Roberts @ All Tomorrow's Parties April 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Sound Experimentalist, Jazz |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Associated acts | Sticks and Stones |
| Website |
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Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Matana Roberts is a sound experimentalist, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, composer and improviser based in New York City.[1] She has previously been an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).[2][3] The Jazz Journalists Association selected Roberts as a finalist nominee for the 2008 "Up and Coming Musician of the Year" award (which Lionel Loueke ultimately won).[4]
Born in 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, Roberts was raised on the city's South Side and studied classical clarinet during her youth.[2] She formed a trio, Sticks and Stones, with bassist Josh Abrams and drummer Chad Taylor, with whom she regularly performed at the Velvet Lounge.[5] In 2002, Roberts moved to New York, initially busking in subways and publishing a zine, Fat Ragged, about her experiences.[5] She is married to Seb Rochford.
Roberts is the composer of Coin Coin, a multichapter musical work-in-progress exploring themes of history, memory and ancestry.[6][7] Roberts performed at the London Jazz Festival in 2007.[8] In 2008, Central Control released Roberts' The Chicago Project.[9] The album, produced by Vijay Iyer, includes performances by members of Prefuse 73 and Tortoise along with AACM saxophonist Fred Anderson.[10]
In January 2010, Roberts was the guest curator at The Stone.[11] Roberts has been chosen by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that he curated in March 2012 in Minehead, England.[12] Roberts received a 2013 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.[13]
Discography
Solo / as band leader
- Lines for Lacy (self-release, 2006)
- The Calling (Utech, 2007)
- The Chicago Project (Central Control, 2008)
- Live in London (Central Control, 2011)
- COIN COIN Chapter One: Gens de couleur libres (Constellation, 2011)
- COIN COIN Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation, 2013)
- COIN COIN Chapter Three: River Run Thee (Constellation, 2015),[14] solo
- Always (Relative Pitch, 2015), solo
As collaborator / side woman
- Sticks and Stones (482 Music, 2002)
- Sticks and Stones, Shed Grace (Thrill Jockey, 2004)
- DePaul University Jazz Ensemble, Bob Lark, Shade Street (Blue Birdland, 1999)
- Ras Moshe and the Music Now Society, Schematic (Jump Arts, 2002)
- Ayelet Gottlieb, InTernal/ExTernal (Genivieve, 2004)
- Matt Bauder, Paper Gardens (rec. 2006; 482 Music, 2010)
- Guillermo E. Brown, Handeheld (Melanine Harmonique, 2008)
- Exploding Star Orchestra featuring Roscoe Mitchell (/ Rob Mazurek), Matter Anti-Matter (Rogueart, 2013)
- Matana Roberts, Sam Shalabi, Nicolas Caloia, Feldspar (Tour de Bras, 2014)
- Matana Roberts / Savion Glover / Reg E. Gaines, If 'Trane Was (SG self release)?
With Burnt Sugar
- Not April in Paris (Live from Banlieus Bleues) (TruGroid, 2004)
- If You Can’t Dazzle Them with Your Brilliance, Then Baffle Them with Your Blisluth (TruGroid, 2005)
- More Than Posthuman – Rise of the Mojosexual Cotillion (TruGroid, 2006)
- Making Love to the Dark Ages (LiveWired, 2009)
As guest artist
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Yanqui U.X.O. (Constellation, 2002), on "Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls"
- Various artists, Juncture (Pi, 2004), with Vijay Iyer: "Imperium (Peace Prize/War Crimes)"
- Daniel Givens, Dayclear & First Dark (Aesthetics, 2005), on "Rolling Blackout"
- Savath and Savalas, Golden Pollen (Anti-, 2007), on "Te amo...¿Por que me odias?"
- TV on the Radio, Dear Science (4AD/Interscope, 2008), on "Lover's Day"
- Alexandre Pierrepont / Mike Ladd, Maison Hantée (Rogueart, 2008), on "Chamber 72"
- Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Kollaps Tradixionales (Constellation, 2010), on "There Is a Light"
References
- ↑ Johnson, Martin (2008-03-11). "Chicago's Avant-Garde Musicians". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- 1 2 Lurie, Matthew (2005-04-04). "Relative Chords". Time Out Chicago. Chicago: Time Out Group Ltd. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ↑ Morgan, Frances (2011-12-12). "Matana Roberts' Genealogy of Jazz". In These Times.
- ↑ "Finalist nominees for the 2008 Jazz Awards". Jazzhouse.org. Jazz Journalists Association. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- 1 2 Shteamer, Hank (2006-11-30). "Roots Radical". Time Out New York. New York: Time Out Group Ltd. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ↑ "Coin Coin". Matana Roberts. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ↑ Ryshpan, David (2007). "Matana Roberts' Coin Coin (Suoni)". Panpot.ca. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ↑ Flynn, Mike (2008-01-14). "Matana Roberts". Time Out London. London: Time Out Group Ltd. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ↑ Reynolds, Nick (2008-02-08). "Matana Roberts Chicago Project: Review". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ↑ Allegro Media (2007-11-06). "Saxophone Maven Matana Roberts Releases the Chicago Project on Central Control International February 2008". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ↑ Longley, Martin (January 2010). "The Stone" (PDF). All About Jazz - New York. New York: Allaboutjazz.com (93): 7. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ↑ "ATP curated by Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) - All Tomorrow's Parties". Atpfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ "Matana Roberts". Foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ Weingarten, Christopher R. 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015 Rolling Stone. December 30, 2015
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