Welcome to www.mattvinniemusic.com!!!!!


Stay tuned for our upcoming album "Paraphrase" to be released in October 2010.


The album features:


Matt Blostein, alto sax, compositions

Vinnie Sperrazza, drums, compositions

Jacob Garchik, trombone

Geoff Kraly, bass


Here's a sneak preview of a couple of tracks, videos of the recording session at Systems Two in Brooklyn, NY.








Our first album "Ursa Minor" is available at the following outlets:


CD Baby


Amazon.com


Yeah Yeah Records










Check out a great review of Ursa Minor in All About Jazz by Terrell Holmes:


The Vinnie Sperrazza/ Matt Blostein Band sits boldly on the outer branches of the jazz tree. This group specializes in what might be described as art-house, a style defined by complex, cutting edge compositions and arrangements played at perfect pitch. Their new recording displays a balanced and impressive combination of color and substance.

 

These tunes, penned by alto saxophonist Blostein or drummer Sperrazza (and in the case of “Liftoff”, both) are poetic in structure, unfolding slowly to reveal a wealth of layers and textures, each one giving the fine musicians on board space to weave their rich tapestries of sound. Pianist Jamie Reynolds’ deep blue single-note highlights and Khabu Young’s guitar amply support Bryan Drye’s thoughtful, articulate trombone on “Color Red”. The title cut, a pianoless quartet piece, is a slow burn that develops gradually around Blostein’s appropriately moody alto and Young’s edgy, persistent licks. Young and pianist Jacob Sacks’ delightfully fractured duet on “Hey Jax” sounds like a playful riff on free jazz; Thomas Morgan’s pizzicato on this tune is sotto voce almost to the point of being subliminal. The compelling “Juniper Tree” sounds like free jazz and straightahead arm wrestling for dominance, with tenorman Mike McGinnis and Sperrazza leading the charge. Even when stripped down to its essentials, as on the Blostein/Morgan/Sperrazza trio tune “Liftoff”, the sound is just as compelling. Jazz is clearly the irresistible force at the core of this band, but it’s their deep sense of musical heritage and willingness to explore, challenge and transform genres, that gives this excellent group its singular voice and vibrancy.