July 30, 2009
March 24, 2009
Michael Bates and his quartet Outside Sources recorded their record release show at Cornelia Cafe in NYC, documented here as the fourth installment of the Greenleaf Paperback Series.
February 27, 2009
February 16, 2009
January 5, 2009
December 19, 2008
November 11, 2008
October 10, 2008
September 12, 2008
September 9, 2008
Taking equal inspiration from jazz, western classical music, and lasting modern acts as disparate as the Bad Brains and Ornette Coleman, Clockwise offers a panoramic view of the engaging musical mind of Michael Bates, and will prove to be a watershed for enthusiasts of cutting-edge composition and improvisation.
August 26, 2008
August 19, 2008
Trenched in free-flowing arrangements with dynamic interplay between the trio of McCaslin, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer Johnathan Blake, this work harkens back to the classic trio recordings of Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.