by Chris Baber, Jazz Views The 16 pieces on this CD are named after fragments of poetry written 2,500 years ago by the Greek poetess Sappho. The fragments are included … Read More
Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse” Reviewed by Jazz Views
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Bandcamp Daily Choses Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse” as one of this Month’s Best Picks
Dave Sumner, Bandcamp Daily Trumpeter Matt Holman treats silence like sculpting clay. He gives shape to what isn’t there, and instills it with a presence that can fill the … Read More
Stereogum Features Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse”
Phil Freeman, Stereogum This is a weird, arty, chamber jazz project that winds up displaying more guts than you might think it would. Matt Holman is a trumpeter, joined here … Read More
Bebop Spoken Here Features Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse”
Steve H., Bebop Spoken Here Inspired by the love poetry of Greek poetess Sappho written some two and a half millennia ago New York based trumpeter Matt Holman has produced … Read More
Textura Reviews “The Tenth Muse”
By Ron Schepper, Textura For his sophomore album The Tenth Muse, New York City-based trumpeter Matt Holman drew for inspiration from the Ancient Greek poetry of Sappho (as translated by Anne … Read More
Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse” Receives a 4.5 Star Review from All About Jazz
Matthew Acquiline, All About Jazz New York City-based trumpeter and composer Matt Holman cut his teeth performing and recording with distinguished musicians such as Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck, and Darcy … Read More
Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse” Receives a 4-Star Review from The Irish Times
Cormac Larkin, The Irish Times The title of rising New York trumpeter Matt Holman’s second release is a reference to Sappho, the ancient Greek poet whose love poems are known … Read More
Russian Jazz Quad Reviews Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse”
by Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Это начинает казаться тенденцией. Уже второй раз в этом году я встречаюсь с альбомом, где толчком для создания музыки послужили литературные тексты, причем восходящие к … Read More
Jazz Trail Reviews Matt Holman’s “The Tenth Muse”
Jazz Trail New York-based trumpeter and composer Matt Holman has been upping the ante in the creative jazz universe through several valuable collaborations with Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck, Kurt Elling, … Read More
Trumpeter/Composer Matt Holman to Release “The Tenth Muse” on New Focus Recordings 4/7/17
Trumpet Player/Composer Matt Holman Finds Inspiration in Ancient Greek Poetry for Ethereal Modern Chamber Jazz Compositions The Tenth Muse features Sam Sadigursky, Chris Dingman and Bobby Avey playing music based … Read More