Ya Know......It's Go! is the title of my CD. I recorded this collection of tunes in the winter/spring of 2001. The Matt McCloskey Trio consists of myself on guitar, Micah Jones on upright bass, and Erik Johnson on drums. There are ten tracks on the CD, nine original compositions written by myself and arranged with Micah and Erik. The last track is a solo guitar arrangement I did of the Beatles classic "In My Life".

I would describe the music as jazz. Jazz these days, like any genre, includes everything from the ridiculous to the sublime, so it is hard to categorize individual artists or groups. It does swing frequently, and improvisation is a focus. However, many different influences abound, so it certainly veers from the bebop or hardbop genre. You won't find standards here, and you won't find re-writes of standards. But rest assured this is not smooth jazz! Nor is it fusion in the common sense of the word. It also is not avant garde either. I work hard at the compositional aspect of the music-the tunes should hold up apart from the improvised solos. But solos are on the disc in abundance, from myself, Erik, and Micah. If you like the Metheny trio discs, the gateway trio with John abercrombie, Kurt Rosenwinkle and others like them, you may just like my album too. Check out the clips accessible from the sound files page to get a sample. If you would like to purchase a CD, simply send me an email. The CD's cost ten dollars each and that includes shipping to you. What a bargain, a buck a tune!