"Bisio's ability to project such a diverse array of timbre and technical skill mark him as one of the leading bassists of his time."
Steven Loewy, All Music Guide
"...a poet of the contrabass."
Eduardo Chagas, tomajazz.com
Michael Bisio
Bassist
"For years, free improvisers have explored the tactile aspect of performance, in which the nature of the encounter between the player and the instrument becomes the subject of the music itself. Bisio is one of the few musicians that has managed to meld this high-concept sense of physicality with the soulful charge of jazz. His fiddle-high, scraped overtones create a tangled choir that is impossible to resist; his expressiveness with the bow is unmatched. Having whirled the listener into a transportive state, he gently shows the way out..."
Paul DeBarros, Signal to Noise
"The only clear predecessor for his conception is
the brilliant and largely forgotten David Izenzon...who played in Ornette
Coleman's classic 1960's trio."
Stan Dick, Spectator (Raleigh)
"...a sprawling talent in the avant-jazz world."
Andrew Bartlett, Seattle Weekly
Click here to find out about Michael's upcoming live appearances, in Seattle and elsewhere
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The Latest Music from Michael Bisio:
Composance
featuring:
- Michael Bisio, bass
- Rob Blakeslee, trumpet and flugelhorn
- Greg Campbell, drums, percussion, and French horn
Now available from Cadence Music
"[This trio] represents one of the 'traits d'union' between freedom and scheme in modern jazz."
Massimo Ricci,
www.touchingextremes.org
Rave reviews for Michael Bisio's album from Omnitone, Undulations:
"...Undulations resonates with intelligence, emotional depth and probing virtuosity." -Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
"Part early Ornette mixed with a Mingus sensibility, Bisio's versatile band swings, floats and stirs things up...In the end, while influences are heard, the sound and approach are clearly Bisio's own." --John Ephland, Downbeat Magazine (four stars out of a possible five)
"Hopefully, this wonderful recording will not be relegated into a category befitting unknown or hidden treasures as Michael Bisio's invigorating project looms rather large within the big scheme of things."
Four and one-half stars (out of a possible five)
Glenn Astarita,
www.allaboutjazz.com
More reviews of Michael Bisio's music
Order Undulations from Omnitone
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Order Michael Bisio's music (and a lot of great music by other artists)
from
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Music
and Drimala Records
What the Critics Say
Recent Album Reviews
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Eduardo Chagas, tomajazz.com
| Michael Bisio
Bassist |
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"For years, free improvisers have explored the tactile aspect of performance, in which the nature of the encounter between the player and the instrument becomes the subject of the music itself. Bisio is one of the few musicians that has managed to meld this high-concept sense of physicality with the soulful charge of jazz. His fiddle-high, scraped overtones create a tangled choir that is impossible to resist; his expressiveness with the bow is unmatched. Having whirled the listener into a transportive state, he gently shows the way out..."
Paul DeBarros, Signal to Noise
"The only clear predecessor for his conception is
the brilliant and largely forgotten David Izenzon...who played in Ornette
Coleman's classic 1960's trio."
Stan Dick, Spectator (Raleigh)
Stan Dick, Spectator (Raleigh)
"...a sprawling talent in the avant-jazz world."
Andrew Bartlett, Seattle Weekly
Andrew Bartlett, Seattle Weekly
Click here to find out about Michael's upcoming live appearances, in Seattle and elsewhere
"[This trio] represents one of the 'traits d'union' between freedom and scheme in modern jazz." |
"Part early Ornette mixed with a Mingus sensibility, Bisio's versatile band swings, floats and stirs things up...In the end, while influences are heard, the sound and approach are clearly Bisio's own." --John Ephland, Downbeat Magazine (four stars out of a possible five) Four and one-half stars (out of a possible five) Glenn Astarita, www.allaboutjazz.com
More reviews of Michael Bisio's music
Order Undulations from Omnitone
Order Michael Bisio's music (and a lot of great music by other artists)
from
Cadence
Music
and Drimala Records
What the Critics Say
Recent Album Reviews
Upcoming Live Appearances
Biography
Discography
Contact Michael Bisio at bisio@earthlink.net
Web services by Strongweb
©2004 Kenneth A. Strong
Last revised December 11, 2004
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