Michael Formanek Quartet at Eddie Moore Jazz Festival

Michael Formanek Quartet
Michael Formanek The Rub and Spare Change

Michael Formanek - bass
Craig Taborn - piano
Tim Berne - sax
Gerald Cleaver - drums

Release Date: October 12, 2010

ECM debut for Michael Formanek, whose formidable bass has propelled groups from the Mingus Big Band to Tim Berne's Bloodcount and has backed artists as diverse as Chet Baker and Elvis Costello. A bandleader and composer in his own right, he is heard here with some highly-talented colleagues in an outgoing programme of his own pieces, whose unorthodox constructions set up strong solos and fiery group interaction....

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Michael Formanek Quartet
Michael Formanek The Rub and Spare Change

Michael Formanek - bass
Craig Taborn - piano
Tim Berne - sax
Gerald Cleaver - drums

Release Date: October 12, 2010

ECM debut for Michael Formanek, whose formidable bass has propelled groups from the Mingus Big Band to Tim Berne's Bloodcount and has backed artists as diverse as Chet Baker and Elvis Costello. A bandleader and composer in his own right, he is heard here with some highly-talented colleagues in an outgoing programme of his own pieces, whose unorthodox constructions set up strong solos and fiery group interaction.

To sample a few tracks, please click here: http://player.ecmrecords.com/formanek

Upcoming performances of music by Michael Formanek Quartet USA:
June 2nd - Seattle, WA - Bellevue Festival
June 4th - Eugene, OR - The Shedd
June 5th - Eureka, CA - Redwood Jazz Alliance/Morris Graves Museum of Art
June 6th - Oakland, CA - Yoshi's


Buy tickets at: http://yoshis.inticketing.com/events/147820/8PM%20-%20MICHAEL%20FORMANEK

Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ECMUSA

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