Matt DiGiovanna Music from Matt DiGiovanna on Vimeo. Matt DiGiovanna is an accomplished young saxophonist from California currently living in New York City. He currently leads a trio called “Background Noise” and plays as a sideman in various...
Purchase “Unidentified Objects” Today
I am extremely excited to announce that my album “Unidentified Objects” is now available for purchase. The album is my band Background Noise which includes Adam Kromelow on piano and Jason Burger on drums. You can purchase a digital copy of the album through an awesome website called Bandcamp. Simply go to http://backgroundnoise.bandcamp.com to purchase. You can hear some of the tracks on my sounds page. You can also purchase it directly through this website via the Paypal...
Music Underground Presents The Westerlies and The Adam Kromelow Trio
January 23rd: The Westerlies (9pm) and The Adam Kromelow Trio (10:15pm) The Westerlies are a New York based brass quartet comprised of four friends from Seattle, Washington. They stretch the limits of conventional chamber music by emphasizing original composition and improvisation, to create music that resides in the ever-narrowing gap between contemporary classical composition, jazz influenced improvisation, and North American folk music. In addition to their own performances, The...
Tenor Madness
One of the most famous recordings ever by an extremely influential saxophonist, Sonny Rollins. Everything about his solo over this simple Bb blues is amazing; time, phrasing, lines, ideas, melody. This solo might be one of the best solos over a blues ever. Period. I’m not exaggerating. Sonny Rollins’ Solo on Tenor...
Moment’s Notice Transcription
One of John Coltrane’s many great solos came on his original tune “Moment’s Notice” from his album “Blue Train.” Trane burns through the changes with ease and conviction. Harmonically, this tune was way ahead of its time (listen to the other guys in the band try to play it…), and it was what he was shedding during this period of his life. If you’re learning to play this tune, this is a great solo to check out! Enjoy! John Coltrane’s Solo on...