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here are my first three albums...the most recent three are on other labels and are available through different, though simple, means...please click above on any album for more info...thanks!
  • "a deeply resonant, gut-punching bassist" - NPR
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  • I'll be touring this May 16-19 with Mary Halvorson Quintet in NYC, New England and Canada. Please check out shows page for more info!
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  • I just discovered that there's an article on and interview with me in the May/June issue of BassQuarterly magazine, which can be seen online here. And if you read German, please let me know how it went...!
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  • The second set of this January's Rosetta Trio concert at Jazzclub Bamberg can be heard May 30th on Bayerischer Rundfunk Klassik German radio. Check it out online!
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    Also on the new album front, the first recording by my new duo project (Secret Keeper) with guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson is almost finished and while it may be a few months before it's available, if you're near Brooklyn you can come to our first full concert on June 13 at Seeds. Very excited about this.
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  • The recent Gowanus Bass Quartet concert at SEEDS Brooklyn was quite a journey...you can check out the video right here...well, a little bit to your left...yeah, there!
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  • Kaleidoscope & Collage, my recent duo album with saxophonist/composer Steve Lehman, is now available! Please check this out! And here's a review of our recent CD Release Concert at Littlefield, along with a snippet of video from the same concert (on left). More on youtube...Enjoy!
  • "bold"
  • New York Times
  • "immense musicality, uncliched grooviness and accessibility"
  • The Guardian, UK
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  • "patient and surprising and uncommonly gorgeous" PopMatters.com
  • Echo Run Pry is here! A recent duo album with pianist/composer James Carney released on the wonderful Clean Feed label. Please check out the music James and I make. I'm very excited about it. Available at iTunes and Jazzloft.com. A very interesting review can be enjoyed on Squid'sEar...please check it out! Video from our recent CD Release concert at left...
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  • I really enjoyed my recent interview with Richard Hill on WPKN in Bridgeport. He was kind enough to play a lot of my music, and he asked interesting questions!...please check it out here.
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  • Nice new jazzreview.com review of Reclamation from Dave Wayne. Check it!
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    Wow, we're very excited about the New York Times review of a recent Rosetta Trio concert at Rockwood Music Hall...please check it out here. Or even here!
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    The latest Rosetta Trio album, Reclamation was chosen as one of five albums for Best New Jazz of 2010 (so far) NPR!
  • "ingenious originals"
    The New Yorker
    "contained soulfulness"
    Downbeat
    "a low-key marvel"
    JazzTimes
    "a title to be savored"
    The Village Voice
  • "bareness in emotion"
  • NPR
  • Order at Amazon or download at iTunes now! YES! Do it!!!
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    B&W photo above by JR Delia. He's great...check him out!