DownBeat: Meeting Of The Spirits
April 20, 2011 Like maverick violinist Nigel Kennedy, cello virtuoso Haimovitz is as au fait with Jimi Hendrix as J.S. Bach. This highly eclectic program features his groundbreaking cello octet […]
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All About Jazz: Matt Haimovitz: Celebrating the Connection Between Music
March 16, 2011 It’s a fairly audacious idea for a cello octet to interpret the music of jazz icons such as bassist Charles Mingus, trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist Ornette […]
In A Blue Mood: Uccello’s Intriguing Chamber Group’s Jazz Interpretations
February 17, 2011 A cello ensemble playing big band arrangements is an unusual concept, but cellist Matt Haimovitz and the ensemble Uccello are heard doing material from John McLaughlin and […]
All About Jazz: Matt Haimovitz/Uccello: Meeting of the Spirits
February 2, 2011 That the classical music world should visit jazz repertory is not without precedent. As the saying goes, there’s nothing new under the sun. However, the spirits summoned […]
Montreal Mirror: ALBUM OF THE WEEK – Meeting of the Spirits 9/10
January 20, 2011 Jazz played on classical instruments can negate the charms of both genres, but when tastefully executed, can result in a refreshing break from the trademark saxophone honks […]
Billings Gazette: Musicians bring fire to world premier Friday at ABT
January 17, 2011 Three standing ovations weren’t enough to adequately thank cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley Friday night for their mind-bending performance at the Alberta Bair Theater. In […]
Jazz Police: Strings (and Things) That Tickled Our Ears in 2010
January 10, 2011 A virtuoso cellist who plays classical concert halls and punk rock clubs, Matt Haimovitz attended Harvard and Julliard, and has received an Avery Fisher Career Grant and […]
