MP3 Atlas Four - JAZZ: Jazz-Pop

Dubbed as "Chicago-style, creative modern" jazz, but better described as a healthy dose of simple, happy pop.

4 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Jazz-Pop, JAZZ: Jazz Vocals



Details:
The quartet is made up of Matt Ray on piano, Matt Ulery on bass, Greg Wyser-Pratte on drums, and Eunice Yi on vocals. Ray is based in NYC, the rest of us in Chicago.

With decades of music performance under our belts, we came together to think outside the box, purposely smudging the lines between various genres, hoping to challenge the listener preconceptions of what jazz or classical or pop ought to sound like. Along the way, we roped in critically acclaimed musicians Kyle Asche (guitar) and Thad Franklin (trumpet), and the volatile combination of musicians resulted in the concoction that stands before you today. People who've had an early listen to the original music have dubbed it "Chicago-style, creative modern" jazz, but we call it a healthy dose of simple, happy pop.

If we seem unfocused in this album, please forgive us. In our defense, we were very much focused, experimenting with the best of intentions to compose and improvise music that are designed to make you miss friends you haven't met, homesick for places you've never been, and thankful for memories that have not yet been made.