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Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman: A Lifeboat (Part I) [VINYL] (577 Records)

The first of two planned volumes of studio improvisations between Brooklyn trumpeter & flugelhorn player Michael Sarian and keyboardist Matthew Putman, recorded in Sarin's home studio during the 2020 pandemic, allowing freedom in exploration as they sought out cadences, rhythms and melodies, this 1st volume presenting the finest of their investigations.
 

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Michael Sarian-trumpet, flugelhorn

Matthew Putman-keyboard


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UPC: 736952027566

Label: 577 Records
Catalog ID: 5856-1_LP
Squidco Product Code: 30144

Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2021
Country: USA
Packaging: LP
Recorded at Studio Hicks, in Brooklyn, New York, in August, 2020, by Michael Sarian.

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"In the first lockdown, Matthew Putman (on keyboard) and Michael Sarian (on trumpet and flugelhorn) began to meet up (with precautions) for semi-regular sessions in Sarian's makeshift home studio. The conditions were less-than-ideal-a borrowed 20-year-old keyboard, an inadequate microphone, and cramped NYC apartment acoustics-but they continued their "weekly pilgrimages, searching for [their] cadences, rhythms and melodies through the Fall."

The sessions gave them much-needed sanity, grounding their friendship and keeping them afloat, as Sarian describes, "much like a lifeboat," making a project that is exploratory and open-minded, full of searching and synchronicity. These three chapters represent three separate sessions recorded in a three-week time period. The album, A Lifeboat (Part I), is the duo's debut on vinyl, following their 2020 project (Improvisations Volumes I and II), and precedes a second volume scheduled for later this year."-577 Revords


Artist Biographies

"Trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian has been praised for his "unique compositional and instrumental voice... reminiscent of [his] lyrical contemporaries such as Ralph Alessi, Ambrose Akinmusire or Avishai Cohen...certainly deserving of a large audience and much recognition." (Friedrich Kunzmann, All About Jazz)

Born in Toronto and raised in Buenos Aires, Michael relocated to New York City in 2012 to pursue a master's degree in Jazz Studies at New York University, where he studied with great musicians such as Laurie Frink, Alan Ferber, Brad Shepik, Ralph Alessi and Mike Rodriguez. Michael has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, BRIC JazzFest, Getxo Blues Festival, Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Beacon Theater, Central Park SummerStage, Teatro Colón, has appeared on WNYC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer, NPR's World Cafe, and many more.

His fourth album as a bandleader, New Aurora, released September 4 with ears&eyes Records, features a new acoustic quartet with Michael's horn at the fore-front. His three previous releases are with his septet Michael Sarian & The Chabones (Argentine slang for 'the dudes'), most recently LEÓN in August of 2018 with ZOHO Music.

Michael also leads a 16 piece big band alternative, Michael Sarian & The Big Chabones, co-leads a free jazz duo project with pianist Matthew Putman, is a stable member of The NYChillharmonic, the Bette Smith band, among other collaborations and projects."

-Michael Sarian Website (https://www.michaelsarian.com/)
10/2/2024

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"Matthew Putman is a musician, scientist, producer and author currently living in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Marine and two children. He is a Researcher at Columbia University, and the founder and CEO of the company Nanotronics Imaging. His area of scientific focus includes advanced materials, and nanosystems. He teaches courses on new unique ways to use nanoparticles in polymers for the creation of flexible electronics, bio-scaffolds, flexible solar panels and other cutting edge areas of material science. Nanotronics Imaging is a growing business in high resolution Imaging company that is currently providing unique process control and research tools for the semiconductor industry as well as life sciences.

As a musician he has received acclaim from for his first album "Perennial" which was released in August 2008, and the quintet called "The Gowanus Recordings." Matthew is an inventor who holds patents in several areas including a new microscope with extremely high resolution. He has co-authored technical papers, and received the American Chemical Society Best Paper Award. He was an owner of the technology company Tech Pro which was purchased by Roper Industries in 2008. Matthew is a published poet, whose book "Magnificent Chaos" has just been published and is available.

Matthew has worked as a music, theatre and film producer. In the 1990's he produced a monthly series of readings of new works at Lincoln Center. He also worked with playwrights such as Israel Horovitz whom he managed the Gloucester Stage Company with in 2000. Matthew was a producer of the off-Broadway play "Perdita", by Pierre-Marc Diennet, with his wife Marine which played at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row. Matthew and Marine have also worked together as Associate Producers of the award winning film "Definition of Insanity". Matthew is an Executive Board Member of The Montauk Observatory, and a founding benefactor and advisor of the "World Science Festival". He is also an Artist in Residence for Imagine Science. Matthew is recently an adviser for the not-for profit The Cure Is Now. Matthew is an adviser and investor in Plexus Entertainment Group, a leader in online movie distribution.

Currently Matthew is working an affordable test for cervical cancer to be used in Sub Saharan Africa. He is also composing a ballet based on the life of Kurt Godel."

-Matthew Putman Website (http://www.matthewcputman.com/?section=news)
10/2/2024

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Track Listing:



SIDE A



1. Feet In The Water 1:38

2. High Tides 1:20

4. Stranded 6:11

5. Glimmer Of Hope 2:57

6. In The Distance 5:50

SIDE B



1. A Lifeboat 5:27

2. Learning How To Swim (Part I) 2:54

3. Learning How To Swim (Part II) 3:43

4. Is This How It Ends? 1:45

5. Coming Up 3:02

6. Air 3:44

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