The debut album from the Sonic Chambers Quartet — co-led by multi-reedists Byron Asher and Tomas Majcherski with bassist Matt Booth and drummer Doug Garrison — presents a deeply expressive and texturally rich orchestration merging American avant jazz tradition with European chamber influences, shaped through collaborative composition, adventurous improv, and a strikingly unified ensemble sound.
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Byron Asher-tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Tomas Majcherski-tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Matt Booth-bass
Doug Garrison-drums
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UPC: 755491335062
Label: 577 Records
Catalog ID: CD-577R-5971
Squidco Product Code: 35747
Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2025
Country: USA
Packaging: Digipack
Recorded in rural Louisiana at Dockside Studios, on February 25th, 2024, by Justin Tocket.
"Project by Multi-Instrumentalist Composers Byron Asher and Tomas Majcherski.
Many have been taken by the works of New Orleans's Byron Asher and NYC's Tomas Majcherski, but few have heard them as the Sonic Chambers Quartet. Joined by rising bassist (and frequent collaborator) Matt Booth from North Carolina and NOLA's beloved avant-garde drummer Doug Garrison, the new group has teamed up with 577 Records to release its debut album, Kiss of Earth. It's a beautiful, thought-provoking arrangement of emotion, creativity, and freedom that soothes your soul.
Though not official until 2023, the Sonic Chambers Quartet has been unknowingly in the making for over a decade. When fate brought Asher and Majcherski together, they bonded over their creative passions and strikingly similar life paths that meandered through avant-garde theater and formal studies in philosophy and religion. These shared experiences turned out to be highly valuable to their collaborations. Equally gifted on the clarinet and saxophones, the two performed together all over NOLA's music scene and beyond. In their new project, the emotional impact of their work is nuanced by Booth's and Garrison's talents and contributions.
Sonic Chambers Quartet's first release, Kiss of Earth, was forged from diverse improvisational and compositional techniques. Unique woodwind instrumentations emphasize colors and textures, deepening the sounds and their interpretations. The first two tracks convey the pioneering results of Asher and Majcherski's perpetual experimentation with collaborative composition. Others blend Black American avant-garde and European chamber music traditions, as is most noticeable in the title track (an arrangement of the first movement of Part One of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, reduced to "an improvisatory vehicle").
Kiss of Earth was recorded in rural southwestern Louisiana at Dockside Studios. There, Sonic Chambers Quartet joined forces with Brian Seeger (a longtime mentor to each of the four members), who produced and mixed this album."-577
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• Show Bio for Byron Asher Byron Asher is a New Orleans-based saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer known for blending experimental composition with jazz and improvised music. Raised in Maryland, he has performed across Europe and the U.S., including appearances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Asher leads several ensembles, such as Skrontch Music-a large ensemble exploring the histories of New Orleans jazz and anti-Jim Crow activism-and Basher, described as a "free jazz party band." His work has been supported by residencies at institutions like MacDowell and A Studio In The Woods. Asher holds a Master of Music in jazz studies from the University of New Orleans and serves as adjunct music faculty there. ^ Hide Bio for Byron Asher • Show Bio for Tomas Majcherski Born in New York City in 1989, Tomas Rawicz Majcherski is a saxophonist and composer who grew up between Long Island and Vermont. He began studying saxophone under Hal McKusick and later pursued philosophy at Columbia University before committing to a music career. Majcherski earned a Master of Music Arts from the University of New Orleans, studying under Edward Petersen, and was awarded the ASCAP Louis Armstrong Foundation Scholarship in 2018 for his compositions. He has performed at festivals like the Montreal Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz Festival. As a co-leader, he has released albums including "Kiss of the Earth" on 577 Records. ^ Hide Bio for Tomas Majcherski • Show Bio for Matt Booth Matt Booth is a bassist, composer, and educator based in Durham, North Carolina. Over the past decade, he has worked in various musical styles, both in New Orleans and internationally. Booth has released multiple albums as a co-leader of groups like the piano trio Extended, his quartet Palindromes, and the guitar trio Some Antics. He has performed at festivals such as the Ottawa Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Booth also performs nationally with celebrated R&B organist/pianist ^ Hide Bio for Matt Booth • Show Bio for Doug Garrison Doug Garrison has been a prominent figure in the New Orleans music scene since 1993, primarily as the drummer for the roots rock band The Iguanas. He has collaborated with various bands, playing genres ranging from country and rock to traditional and modern jazz. Garrison has recorded eight albums with The Iguanas and toured extensively across the U.S. Before his time in New Orleans, he performed with rock icon Alex Chilton for about a decade, touring internationally and recording five albums. Garrison has also worked with artists like Mose Allison, Milt Jackson, and Gatemouth Brown. ^ Hide Bio for Doug Garrison
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Track Listing:
1. Susketch 5:10
2. For Matt 7:41
3. Anticipation On A Park Bench 3:37
4. 7th Line 4:51
5. Kiss Of The Earth 6:41
6. View From The Green Kitchen Table 3:00
7. Just Made 7:15
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