Matana Roberts

Matana Roberts

as, voc, *1978 US, Chicago
Musician / Composer of Jazz

Matana Roberts is a sound experimentalist, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, composer and improviser based in New York City. She has previously been an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). The Jazz Journalists Association selected Roberts as a finalist nominee for the 2008 "Up and Coming Musician of the Year" award (which Lionel Loueke ultimately won).

Instruments

Alto sax
Vocals
Clarinet
Piano
Synthesizer

Genres

Jazz
Electronic
Rock
R&B/Soul

Plays With

Exploding Star Orchestra

Matana Roberts Quartet

Sticks And Stones

The Ras Moshe Ensemble

Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber

Popular Tracks

Jewels Of The Sky: Inscription on COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis by Matana Roberts

Amma Jerusalem School on Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile by Matana Roberts

unbeknownst on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts

Pov Piti on Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres by Matana Roberts

we said on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts

Mountain Moves on Mountain Moves by Deerhoof

As Far As The Eye Can See on COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis by Matana Roberts

Rise on Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres by Matana Roberts

different rings on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts

Kersaia on Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres by Matana Roberts

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee	Matana Roberts	2015	Album
Always.	Matana Roberts	2015	Album
Feldspar	Matana Roberts, Sam Shalabi, Nicolas Caloia	2014	Album
Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile	Matana Roberts	2013	Album
Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libres	Matana Roberts	2011	Album
Live In London	Matana Roberts	2011	Album
The Chicago Project	Matana Roberts	2007	Album

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