BLUE REALITY QUARTET!
21st Century Modern • United States
Jazz music community with review and forums
In 2018, jazz musician extraordinaire Michael Marcus got an invite to bring his duo with drummer Jay Rosen to the Austrian venue Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf. And when he arrived, the promoter of their show sprung a novel idea on them: performing their set with fellow reedsman Joe McPhee and another drummer. “It was a great concept,” Marcus remembers. “And the chemistry was really good.” So much so that Marcus wanted to capture the sound of this unusual group—two horns and two percussionists improvising without a bass player or a piano or any other chordal instruments—on record. But with the drummer they played with in Austria unavailable to travel, Marcus, Rosen, and McPhee called on their friend and collaborator Warren Smith. And the Blue Reality Quartet was born.
The name of this project has a little history behind it and multiple layers of meaning. 20 years ago, Marcus and Rosen recorded an album called Blue
read more...
Thanks to snobb for the addition
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! Online Videos
See all BLUE REALITY QUARTET! videos
Buy BLUE REALITY QUARTET! music
More places to buy jazz & BLUE REALITY QUARTET! music
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! Discography
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! albums / top albums
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! EPs & splits
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! live albums
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! re-issues & compilations
![]()
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! singles (0)
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! Reviews
No BLUE REALITY QUARTET! music reviews posted yet.
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! Movies Reviews
No BLUE REALITY QUARTET! movie reviews posted yet.
BLUE REALITY QUARTET! Shouts
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!