Pianist Matt Piet is joined by other notable rising Chicago improvisers Charlie Kirchen on bass and Julian Kirchner on drums.
This compilation of three albums tracks the live, in-performance progress of three improvising musicians over six months: from autumn of 2016 to spring of 2017.
"Live In Chicago" chronicles:
three up-and-coming young improvisers
in their first three live performances together as a trio
at three of Chicago's most essential outlets for improvised music.
"Matt Piet has so much to say and this [trio] becomes the perfect vehicle for it." - Philip Coombs, Free Jazz Collective
Compilation Features:
Three Matt Piet Trio Albums
-Live At Constellation
-at the Hungry Brain
-Live at Elastic Arts
Album art painted live at the trio's first performance by artist Lewis Achenbach
HD video of the full performance of Live At Constellation, from the same performance
Matt Piet is an improvising pianist, composer, and music director. Matt was born and raised in suburban Chicago, began his studies as a pianist and vocalist at age ten, and was a proficient classical pianist and accompanist by his early teens. Piet set aside his classical studies to focus on jazz, improvisation, and composition during his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Piet returned to Chicago in 2014, and has since been an active participant in Chicago's rich jazz and improvised music scene. In addition to playing many ad hoc improvised performances as a leader and a sideman, he has three working trios: Four Letter Words, Matt Piet Trio, and the trio Rempis/Piet/Daisy. In 2018 he released two highly praised recordings on Clean Feed Records and Astral Spirits Records, with a forthcoming release, City In A Garden, to be released June 15th, 2018 on ears&eyes Records. In addition to performing regularly as an improviser, Piet works actively as a teacher, Music Director, and accompanist throughout the Chicagoland area.
1. with Macie Stewart I
2. with Gerrit Hatcher, Charlie Kirchen & Julian Kirshner 09:22
3. with Steve Marquette I
4. with Bill Harris & Jake Wark I 02:00
5. with Charlie Kirchen & Julian Kirshner
6. with Macie Stewart II 05:02
7. with Steve Marquette II
8. with Gerrit Hatcher
9. with Bill Harris & Jake Wark II
All tracks are "named" by the musicians on the track, as they are all improvisations...
