Global InformationMatana Roberts information
Matana Roberts | |
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 Roberts at All Tomorrow's Parties April 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, experimental |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Website | matanaroberts |
Matana Roberts (born 1975[1]) is an American sound experimentalist, visual artist, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, composer and improviser based in New York City.[2] They have previously been a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), and a member of the B.R.C. Black Rock Coalition.[3][4]
The works in their multichapter Coin Coin project have received wide acclaim: Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres was named in multiple JazzTimes 2011 Critics’ Lists;[5] Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile was called "stunning" by both the Chicago Reader[6] and SPIN;[7] and Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee was named among Rolling Stone's Best Avant Albums of 2015.[8] Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis has garnered their greatest accolades, and was included in Pitchfork's Best Experimental Albums,[9] Bandcamp's Best Jazz Albums,[10] and the top ten of the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll in 2019.[11] Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop called the album "one of the decade's most compelling jazz projects".[12]
The annual DownBeat Critics Poll has named Roberts Rising Star in both the alto saxophone[13] and clarinet categories.[14] Roberts received a Doris Duke Impact Award in 2014 and a Doris Duke Artist Award in 2016.[15][16]
- ^ "Matana Roberts". Foundation for Contemporary Arts. 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Martin (March 11, 2008). "Chicago's Avant-Garde Musicians". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ Lurie, Matthew (April 4, 2005). "Relative Chords". Time Out Chicago. Chicago: Time Out Group Ltd. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- ^ Morgan, Frances (December 12, 2011). "Matana Roberts' Genealogy of Jazz". In These Times.
- ^ "Critics' Lists 2011". JazzTimes. April 26, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (October 4, 2013). "Matana Roberts drops the stunning second chapter of her Coin Coin project". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Walls, Seth Colter (October 3, 2013). "Matana Roberts Weaves Stunning Avant-Jazz Tapestry on 'Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile'". SPIN. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (December 29, 2015). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "The Best Experimental Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. December 16, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Sumner, Dave (December 17, 2019). "The Best Jazz Albums of 2019". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Davis, Francis (January 14, 2020). "The 2019 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll". NPR. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Matana Roberts - COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis". The Needle Drop. November 14, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Wadada Leo Smith, Mary Halvorson Among Winners in DownBeat Critics Poll". DownBeat. June 26, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "DownBeat Announces Winners of the 2018 Int'l Critics Poll". DownBeat. June 25, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "2014 Doris Duke Impact Awards". Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "2016 Doris Duke Artist Awards". Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2021.