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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
Popular Tracks   
we said on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts
unbeknownst on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts
different rings on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts
Amma Jerusalem School on Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile by Matana Roberts
Jewels Of The Sky: Inscription on COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis by Matana Roberts
Pov Piti on Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres by Matana Roberts
predestined confessions on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts
how prophetic on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts
Mountain Moves on Mountain Moves by Deerhoof
shake my bones on Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden... by Matana Roberts

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run TheeMatana Roberts2015Album
Always.Matana Roberts2015Album
FeldsparMatana Roberts, Sam Shalabi, Nicolas Caloia2014Album
Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi MoonchileMatana Roberts2013Album
Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur LibresMatana Roberts2011Album
Live In LondonMatana Roberts2011Album
The Chicago ProjectMatana Roberts2007Album
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