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Matana RobertsdiscographySelected Recordings and Performance Premieres as leader (recordings shown in bold): 2008 The Chicago Project, original music for quartet, Central Control Records, London (FORTHCOMING 2008 Release) 2007 PREMIERE: Witness, Community Church of New York Music system based on energy merdians of the human body 2007 PREMIERE: Papa Joe*, St Marks Church NYC Sound Chapter 6 of COIN COIN narrative; focusing on the life of a maternal deceased relative born 4 years after the emancipation proclamation, who taught himself to read and write his own music; written for Jazz Choir and saxophone 2007 PREMIERE: Black Man*, Roulette Location 1 NYC Sound chapter 5 of COIN COIN narrative, my sound homage to the positivity of Black man hood, also based loosely on the writings of African American Scholar J.A. Rogers 2007 PREMIERE: Trail of a Tear* (Sound Chapter 4 of COIN COIN - focusing on my native American roots, written for saxophone,drumset and visual projections. Visual Projections done in collaboration with visual artist Daniel Givens) 2006 PREMIERE: Mississippi Moonchile*, Vision Festival, NYC Sound Chapter 2 of COIN COIN narrative focusing on the history of my Canton Mississippi roots and the civil rights movement, written for traditional jazz quintet and operatic soprano/tenor 2006 PREMIERE: The I.C.:Illinois Central*, Empty Bottle, Chicago Illinois (Sound chapter 3 of COIN COIN, Focusing on th1930's African American great migration, written for traditional jazz quartet) 2006 The Calling, Matana Roberts Quartet, Utech Records, USA 2006 PREMIERE: ReImagining Series: Ode to Ziggy Stardust (series where I take my favorite recordings and restructure them to fit my artistic vision and voice, written for electronic voice, guitar, drums, cornet, saxophone and cue cards) 2006 PREMIERE: Grace (original music for drumerless trio) 2006 Lines for Lacy, Art4YourEar Vol I (solo works), USA (series of solo works dedicated to artists that I admire - this volume was for saxophonist Steve Lacy, and featured restructuring of Duke Ellington compositions, one of Steve Lacy's favorite composers) 2005 PREMIERE:Gens de Couler Libre*, Roulette Location 1, NYC (chapter 1 of COIN COIN - focusing on my Cane River Louisiana Roots, written for string quartet, saxophone and projections. Visual projections done in collaboration with visual artist Daniel Givens) Selected Collaboration Premieres and Recordings: 2010: Silver Mt Zion (Constellation Records, CAN) 2009 Maison Hauntee, Alexandre Pierrepoint & Mike Ladd, RogueArt Records 2008 Ritual and Rebellion, collaborative premiere with Chicago based flautist Nicole Mitchell, The Kitchen, New York 2008 TV On The Radio, Columbia Records 2007 Duo Improvisations: Julia Wilkins (dancer) Dance Now Music Series NYC 2007 Tribute to June Tyson, Latasha Nevada Diggs(electronic vocalist) NYC 2007 Golden Pollen,(recording) Savath and Savalas, Anti, NYC 2006 First Dark Drama, Baraka De Soliel (playwright), St.Marks Church, NYC 2006 Phase 5 Control of the Archive Xaiveria Simmons ( sound installation artist) Scope Art Fair, NYC 2006 How to Break Your Own Heart: Visitors Welcome Xaiveria Simmons (sound installation artist), Art In General, NYC 2006 Black Alphabet, series of solo works for art exhibition by same name, Warsaw, Poland at Zacheta National Gallery 2006 to present: Explorations w/Tyshawn Sorey (piano) 2005 Hand Held, (recording) Guillermo E. Brown, Melanine Harmonique 2005 Paper Gardens, (recording) Matt Bauder ( forthcoming release 482 Music) 2004 Day Clear/First Dark, (recording) Daniel Givens (electronica artist) Aesthetics 2004 Shed Grace, (recording) Sticks and Stones, Thrill Jockey 2004 Duo Improvisations, Adam Matta,(beat boxer) NYC 2003-2005 If Trane Wuz Here,( performances /recording) collaboration with reg e gaines (Poet), Savion Glover (dancer) about the legacy of saxophonist John Coltrane 2003 Other Aspects, play by reg e Gaines, Downtown Urban Theatre Festival NYC 2003 Document Chicago , 482 Records 2003 Juncture (sound recording) Vijay Iyer and various artists, Pi Records 2003-2006 Burnt Sugar, The Arkestra Chamber, (performances and sound recordings), Greg Tate, (leader), Trugroid Records 2002-3 The B.I.P.S. Bowery Improv Poetry Troupe (NYC) 2002 ONE, Elizabeth Claire Barrat (dancer) NYC 2002 Sticks and Stones, (recording) collaboration with Joshua Abrams and Chad Taylor, 482 Records |
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