SFCV.org: Spirits Meet, Cross Paths
December 27, 2010 In February, if this album garners the Grammy it’s been nominated for, it will not only properly reward Matt Haimovitz and his self-described big band of cellos, […]
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San Francisco Classical Voice: Matt Haimovitz: Crossover Cellist Up for a Grammy
December 13, 2010 Matt Haimovitz is finishing off a landmark birthday year, and so is his instrument. The Montreal-based cellist, celebrated for his spirited approach to genre-bending and performance, is […]
All Music: Meeting of the Spirits
December 10, 2010 After establishing an auspicious but fairly conventional career as a cello soloist, Matt Haimovitz began around 2000 to broaden the scope of his playing to include more […]
Globe and Mail: Disc of the week – Meeting of the Spirits
December 5, 2010 Jazz cello isn’t a huge field, but even if it were, the eight cellists of Uccello would undoubtedly stand out. Uccello grew out of the Schulich School […]
Scena Jazz: Changing musics / When Classics meet Jazz
December 3, 2010 Back in the Roaring Twenties, Paul Whiteman wanted to make a decent lady out of jazz by introducing what would go down into history as Symphonic Jazz. […]
2011 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS for Meeting of the Spirits
Matt Haimovitz & Uccello’s Meeting of the Spirits wins 2011 GRAMMY NOMINATION for Best Classical Crossover Album 2011 GRAMMY AWARD for David Frost, Best Classical Producer The album that The […]
The Oregonian: A&E gift guide: The best CDs of the season
November 25, 2010 “Meeting of the Spirits,” with Matt Haimovitz and Uccello (Oxingale, $16.28): Jazz standards arranged for cello ensemble. Haimovitz, a cellist and musical adventurer — he plays Bach […]
Ariama: Editorial Review
November 23, 2010 A “big band” comprised entirely of cellos meets modern jazz milestones: that’s the highly unlikely, and yet entirely winning, formula behind this album helmed by Matt Haimovitz […]
Montreal Gazette: Jamming with the classical
November 20, 2010 One of the most original and compelling jazz albums in recent memory was created by a classical cellist who often plays in rock clubs. As Matt Haimovitz’s […]
Matt Haimovitz & Uccello record Meeting of the Spirits
NPR: Matt Haimovitz And His Wayward Cello
November 9, 2010 It’s tricky to pigeonhole cellist Matt Haimovitz. He plays Bach‘s solo cello suites in beer halls. He performs concertos with major symphony orchestras. And he fronts an […]
WRUV: Meeting Of the Spirits
November 6, 2010 Recorded in Montreal, Matt(cello) & his big band of cellos called “Uccello” on a series of jazz standards. John McLaughlin & Matt Wilson are
Meeting of the Spirits
Click to listen and buy from: Meeting of the Spirits was nominated for a Grammy for Best Classical Crossover Album and was one of the projects credited for David Frost’s […]
The Republican: Cellist to ‘jazz’ it up for hungry
May 4, 2010 Cellist Matt Haimovitz has an innovative approach to music, and he is bringing his talent to Western Massachusetts to benefit two organizations that help the hungry. Renowned […]
JewishLedger.com: Q & A with Matt Haimovitz – Cellist’s repertoire spans Bach to Hendrix
April 22, 2010 Israeli-born cellist Matt Haimovitz — an acclaimed virtuoso whose eclectic repertoire spans Bach to Bartók to Jimi Hendrix — will grace the stages of two local venues […]
VinylCello
Click to listen and buy from: VinylCello is an album of new cello concertos written for Matt Haimovitz and unexpected ensembles–big band, choir, DJ and live electronics–along with Haimovitz’s new […]
Oxingale Records 