Matt Darriau & "Time Out"

Charles H Berg (chb@world.std.com)
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:03:01 -0400

Alexander writes:
Sort of in the tradition of "Time Out", there's the debut by Matt Darriau's
Paradox Trio (out late last year on Knitting Factory). Gypsy meets Balkan
folk music meets New York jazz and some heavy sawing on a five string
electric cello. The trio's actually a quartet; other player are: winds
(every kind of wind you can imagine - even a Bulgarian bagpipe), dumbek,
and eletric guitar. 7/8 time is about as normal as it gets on this record,
things like 13/8 and 15/8 abound. However this may look in print, it is a
very enjoyable record.

Whoa, Matt Darriau vs. Dave Brubeck!?! Um, I've known Matt Darriau
for a lot of years, and I can tell you - Dave Brubeck is no
Matt Darriau :-).

Matt was on the scene here in Boston for many years, playing
with "Orange Then Blue" (a great small-big-band, led by
George Schuller - check them out, there on Gunther Schuller's label),
and with Les Mierables Brass Band (with me on drums/percussion).
LMBB record 2 things - one on Global Village called "Om-Pah",
the other on Northeaster Records, called "Manic Traditions".
The band also did a soundtrack for kids video producers
Rabbit Ears productions - "Pinocchio" before breaking up.
Matt then split for NYC, where 1/2 of LMBB already lived.

BTW, many of the cats in LMBB are now found in other bands -
Frank London, was the leader of LMBB & is now the leader of
the Klezmatics, Marcus Rojas (tuba) is with Threadgill's
Very Very Circus (check that out! - 2 elec. guitars, sax,
2 tubas (!) French Horn, drums), Vinny Nobile is with the ska
band Bim Skala Bim....Matt is working the klezmer & downtown scene
in NYC.

Charlie Berg
Charlie Berg
chb@world.std.com