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| Bob Gorry / Brett Bottomley - Radio Carbon CD Brett Bottomley is astounding on the Chapman Stick, which is a guitar like instrument with 12 strings played by tapping on the fretboard. The Stick has a very wide range from extremely low bass-notes to the more traditional guitar range. Brett is a Berkeley College of Music grad who has given Chapman Stick seminars around the country, performs and records a range of music from traditional jazz to progressive rock to the more experimental sounds various groupings of the New Haven Improvisers Collective. He also plays upright and electric bass. Bob Gorry is a guitarist/composer/bandleader living in and working out of New Haven, CT. He leads the New Haven Improvisers Collective and curates the NHIC New Music series. Current working bands include GoBruCcio, The Light Upon Blight Ensemble, Rhinoch, and Roundhouse quartet. He has led groups into a conduction with Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris, a long-form composition for improvisers at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and many other venues and festivals. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Signal to Noise, Cadence Magazine, and other publications. He has performed and recorded with Joe Morris, Stephen Haynes, Butch Morris, Allen Lowe, Adam Matlock, Brett Bottomley, Jeff Cedrone, Diane Buettner, Michael Larocca, David Chevan, Carl Testa, Anne Rhodes, and many more. Bintam Granite Records will be recording and releasing music featuring Bob Gorry in duo and trio improvisations with musicians working in and around New Haven CT. It is another golden age for improvised music in New Haven and CT with a wealth of musicians performing and developing new sounds. Artist: BOB GORRY, BRETT BOTTOMLEY Title: Radio Carbon Release Date: June 17, 2025 Label: Bintam Granite Records https://bintamgraniterecords.bandcamp.com Catalog Number: bgR-006 UPC Code: Musicians: Bob Gorry – Guitar; Brett Bottomley - Chapman Stick 1) The Chase – 3:29 2) Kantana – 9:13 3) Sleeper – 10:30 4) Chaotic Bumper – 10:43 Total Time: 33:57 All tracks Bob Gorry write your comments about the article :: © 2025 Jazz News :: home page |