Thursday, April 23, 2015

Matt Criscuolo ....

Matt Criscuolo is an accomplished post modern jazz saxophonist and composer from New York City. He attended Manhattan school of music and studying with Dick Oatts , Walt Weiskopf and John Purcell.

He has performed, toured, and/or recorded with such greats such as David Murray, Harold Danko, Rich Perry, Billy Drummond, Larry Willis, Ed Soph, Tony Purrone, Steve Davis, and many more. He is also a record producer under his own label & has written Commercial
jingles.

Some of His influences are Bird, Jimmy Lyons, Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, David Murray, Henry Threadgill, Bunky Green and David S. Ware to name a few. Matt performs high energy post modern Jazz steeped in the avant-garde paying homage to the bebop legacy.

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