Search - Michael Musillami Octet :: Spirits (the music of Thomas Chapin)

Michael Musillami, guitar/altered guitar; Peter Madsen, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Tom Christensen, tenor and alto saxophones, alto and wood flutes, and English horn; Art Baron, trombone, bass recorder, didgeridoo; Tom Beckham, vibes and marimba; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion; Michael Sarin,drums Guitarist and Playscape founder Michael Musillami has been called "one of the most imaginative guitarists in jazz" (Signal to Noise), "a distinctive, exemplary stylist," (JazzWeekly.com), and a "superb artisan" (AllAboutJazz.com). JazzTimes called his music "honest, frequently surprising and consistently exciting." His latest release is the debut of his all-star octet, created exclusively to play new arrangements of music written by the late multi-instrumentalist/composer Thomas Chapin. Following a January 2004 live performance, the group headed to New York to record seven Chapin tracks arranged by Musillami, trombonist Art Baron, and reed/double reed-specialist Tom Christensen.