Paul Motian is a historical figure of the drums. He briefly played with Thelonious Monk and then he joined the Bill Evans trio. Since then he has played with Keith Jarett, Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell and many more.
In his personal project, the "Electric Bebop Band", he doesn't make use of the piano. Instead he uses many saxophone players and guitarists simultaneously. Some of the musicians he has used are Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, Chris Cheek, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Shepik, Ben Monder, Jakob Bro and Steve Cardenas. For those who haven't studied the modern jazz scene, these players are bound to play at the jazz all-star game.
But most of all, Paul Motian is such a cool guy. Watch the following video and you'll know what I mean. Enjoy...
Yours, Serafeim
Ps. This post is dedicated to my good friend Minas. When we were in school, Minas bought me a Paul Motian record for my birthday, but when he gave it to me, he had already opened it.
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