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I'm a student at Utah State University, and will be (provided nothing goes wrong) embarking to Alaska in May for a gig at a resort there for the summer, maybe the rest of the year. With me are three other great musicians: Bill Hepworth on bass, and co-leaders James Mauritsen on guitar and Scott Bird on drums. I'm gratified, surprised, and extremely excited that they asked me to play with them.
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Normally I put up more avant-garde stuff here, that being my musical preference, but this Alaska gig has forced me to play more straight-ahead than I ever have before (surely a good thing.) So for now, a few songs from our demo we made, and maybe some others we record later on. I hope you enjoy, and I welcome all comments, good and bad, compliments and criticisms. |
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Matt Bailey Lists the following Influences
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Eric Dolphy first and foremost, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman, Sam Rivers, Anthony Braxton, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Pharaoh Sanders, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Roscoe Mitchell, Marion Brown, Greg Osby, Don Byas, Lou Donaldson, Ernie Henry, Peter Brotzmann, Joseph Jarman, George Coleman, Bobby Militello, Dewey Redman, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Garrett, Albert Ayler...these are just some of the saxophonists I will never be as good as.
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