New Artist Profiles

Please welcome Matana Roberts, John Hebert, and Yoni Kretzmer to the artist community featured on this site. All three profiles are long overdue.

Matana Roberts Quartet-I

Leader: Matana Roberts Years Active: 2004-2007 Personnel: Matana Roberts: alto sax, compositions Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet Thomson Kneeland: bass Tomas Fujiwara: drums Albums: The Calling (Utech, 2006) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2007     Apr 15 Jimmy’s Restaurant   2006     Oct 14 Vision Club   Aug 13 Jimmy’s Restaurant   Apr 9

Illumination

Leader: Matana Roberts Years Active: 2009-2011 Personnel: (included varying line-ups, but in different formation, included the following): Matana Roberts Angelica Sanchez Liberty Ellman Mike Pride Graham Haynes Gabriel Guererro Shelly Burgon Damion Reid J.D. Allen Vijay Iyer Thomas Morgan Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2011     Sep 23 Community Church of New York

Matana Roberts-Ches Smith Duo

Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2010-present Personnel: Matana Roberts: alto sax Ches Smith: drums Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012     May 15 The Stone   2011     Nov 28 Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center   2010     Nov 7 The Stone    

Matana Roberts Solo

Leader: Matana Roberts Years Active: 2002-present Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013     Apr 20 Whitney Museum   2012     Mar 31 Jazz Gallery   Feb 8 The Troubadour (West Hollywood, CA)   2011     Nov 10 Domino Sound Record Shack (New Orleans) video Jun 19 Downtown Music Gallery   Jan

Anthem

Leader: Matana Roberts Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Matana Roberts: alto sax Liberty Ellman: guiitar Kevin Tkacz: bass Ches Smith: drums Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Dec 3 Roulette   Jul 26 Jazz Gallery   2013     Jun 15 Jazz Gallery   2012   Aug 11 Jazz Gallery   May 25

Coin Coin

Leader: Matana Roberts Years Active: 2006-present Personnel: (includes varying line-ups of musicians) Albums: Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation Records, 2013) Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libre (Consellation Records, 2011) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Sep 11 61 Local (Snugs)   2013     Oct 5[1] Jazz Gallery   Jan 18 Roulette  

Yoni Kretzmer Group

Leader: Yoni Kretzmer Years Active: 2011 Personnel: Yoni Kretzmer: tenor sax, compositions Daniel Levin: cello Eyal Maoz: guitar (sometimes replaced by Terrance MacManus) Andrew Drury: drums Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2011     Nov 26 I-Beam   Mar 12[1] I-Beam   Feb 2 Brooklyn Lyceum     [1] Terrance MacManus in place of

Yoni Kretzmer Trio

Leader: Yoni Kretzmer Years Active: 2009-2011 Personnel: Yoni Kretzmer: tenor sax, compositions Jason Ajemian: bass Mike Pride: drums Albums: Nevertheless (Hopscotch Records, 2010) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Dec 3[1] Goodbye Blue Monday   Jan 19 Legion Bar   2011   May 15[2] ABC No Rio   Jan 24[3] Local 269