Matt Jorgensen - Tattooed by Passion: Music inspired by the paintings of Dale Chisman (April 2021)

Inspired by the paintings of his late father-in-law, the prominent abstract-impressionist artist Dale Chisman, drummer Matt Jorgensen has created a recording of all original works drawing influence directly from Chisman paintings, his home city of Denver, his life-long friends, and his constant reinvention as an artist. To properly reflect the power and expanse of Chisman's pieces, Jorgensen, along with his longtime collaborators - trumpeter Thomas Marriott and saxophonist Mark Taylor - expands his own palette from previous recordings, exploring broad new textures and musical landscapes aided by Corey Christiansen's earthy guitar work, bassist Dave Captein, and orchestrations for string quartet.

1. Space, Plane and Line 06:51

2. Tattooed by Passion 05:55

3. Colorado 06:07

4. August 05:43

5. Big Chief with a Golden Crown 06:13

6. The Armory (Interlude) 00:37

7. Primal Scrip 06:32

8. The Armory 04:42

9. Dialogue 2008 06:48

10. Fall 00:49

11. Savage Grace 08:28

Thomas Marriott - trumpet

Mark Taylor - saxophone

Corey Christiansen - guitar

Dave Captein - bass

Matt Jorgensen - drums

with special guests:

Richard Cole - clarinet (11)

Karen Haliburton - violin (3, 4, 11)

Eric Rynes - violin (3, 4, 11)

Brianna Atwell - viola (3, 4, 11)

Chris Worswick - cello (3, 4, 11)

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Corey Christiansen - Dusk (ORIGIN RECORDS 2018)

"Christiansen and his quintet goose the Americana songbook with plenty of funk and fusion, teasing out dark edges and recontextualizing the music for new generations." - JAZZIZ

"The third in guitarist Corey Christiansen's trilogy of albums exploring the grounds between jazz, blues and Americana, is focused on his original compositions - tunes written for people in his life, places been, characters imagined, landscapes seen and the captured feelings from those experiences. The rapport within his longtime band is at its most evolved and empathic, while Christiansen's already prodigious guitar work has found the fluidity and emotive qualities only obtained through their continued collective focus and dedication to concept. "Supported by a responsive rhythm section, alternately supple and clangorous, (Christiansen & Lapidus) imbue the Christiansen tunes with soulful lyricism to spare." - JAZZTIMES

1. Turtle Dove - 7:40

2. Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby (Traditional) - 4:55

3. JT - 7:01

4. Palouse - 5:38

5. Black-Eyed Susan - 5:41

6. Return - 6:59

7. Skinny Big - 6:03

8. Not Whatever - 4:23

All compositions by Corey Christiansen except (2), Traditional

Corey Christiansen guitar

Jeremy Allen bass

Matt Jorgensen drums

Zach Lapidus keyboards (1, 4, 5)

Michael Spiro percussion (1, 4, 5)

Produced by Corey Christiansen, Jeremy Allen & Matt Jorgensen

(1,4,5) Recorded by Scott Wiley at June Audio, Provo, UT, October 9-10, 2015

(2,3,6,7,8) Recorded by Eric Eagle at Skoor Sound, Seattle, WA, May 16, 2016

Mixed by Scott Wiley at June Audio, Provo, UT

Mastered by Don Gunn at The Office, Seattle, WA

Artist photograph by Mark Sheldon

Cover design & layout by John Bishop

Corey Christiansen - Factory Girl (2016) ORIGIN RECORDS

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Corey Christiansen - Factory Girl (2016)

“...Christiansen lights a rhythmic fire that never flickers, punctuating chords with precision and soloing with zeal...” - DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

After many years of crafting the music he loves in various genres, guitarist Corey Christiansen has found a home with the unique combination of jazz and traditional American music he's explored in his last several recordings. On Factory Girl, Corey has singled out the feminine side of American frontier music and remodeled simple tunes into rhythmic and harmonically subtle contemporary arrangements. As guitar great Andy Summers states in his liner notes: "Corey is at the frontier of American jazz guitar. In addition to a gorgeous jazz tone, he also employs edgy blues tones and biting slide guitar that would make Duane Allman sit up. Even on these antique pieces, Corey plays inside and outside of the harmonic structures with a natural and gifted ease. Maybe he has created a new genre here. Avant Folk, maybe? Whatever it is, this is a great album with stellar playing all round and a great pleasure for guitar fans."

"Well, it’s written and arranged, funded (through indiegogo.. thanks to everyone who pre-ordered and more) recorded, mixed, mastered and the artwork is done. Factory Girl is off the manufacturer. Really can’t wait to share (well, sell it anyway) this music with all of you. It’s my strongest work to date and with liner notes from one of my personal guitar heroes, Andy Summers, I’m excited to see the final result. Featuring a stellar cast of musicians including Zach Lapidus, Jeremy Allen, Matt Jorgensen and Michael Spiro, Facotry Girl is something I’m very proud of. I’ll post more about it later. Very happy this thing will be available soon". Corey Christiansen Website

She's Gone

Cluck O'l Hen

Shenandoah

Factory Girl

That I Should Know Your Face

John Hardy

Old Joe Clark

One's Promised

Beour

Corey Christiansen: guitars

Zach Lapidus: keyboards, SuperCollider

Jeremy Allen: acoustic and electric bass

Matt Jorgensen: drums

Michael Spiro: percussion

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UPCOMING SHOWS

06/28/16 Corey Christiansen in Park City, UT at Private Venue

07/08/16 Corey Christiansen in Indianapolis, IN at Jazz Kitchen

07/20/16 Corey Christiansen in Logan, UT at Logan Tabernacle

07/25/16 Corey Christiansen in Port Towsend, WA at Port Townsend Jazz Festival/Workshop

07/26/16 Corey Christiansen in Port Towsend, WA at Port Townsend Jazz Festival/Workshop