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Michael Dessen Trio

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With a unique blend of adventurous improvisation, intricate compositions, spacious electro-acoustic soundscapes, and polyrhythmic flow, the Michael Dessen Trio charts a fresh path through the currents of contemporary music. Led by composer-improviser Michael Dessen on trombone and laptop, the trio also features two phenomenal young musicians, Tyshawn Sorey on drums and Christopher Tordini on bass. On “Between Shadow and Space”, their 2008 release on Clean Feed Records, the trio uses departure points from poetry, visual art, and politics to catalyze intense introspection alongside exuberant blowing. Dessen made his leader debut in 2007 with Lineal, an album of original compositions that featured veteran improvisers such as Mark Dresser, Susie Ibarra, and Vijay Iyer. Having studied with Yusef Lateef, George Lewis and Anthony Davis, and with sideman recording credits that include Yusef Lateef among many others, Dessen is also a member of the collective Cosmologic quartet, whose three releases and international tours have been been praised by critics for their unique sound.

     
Members
PortraitMichael Dessen
tb US
PortraitDan Weiss
dr *1977 US
PortraitTyshawn Sorey
dr *1980 US
PortraitChristopher Tordini
b, eb *1984 US
Popular Tracks   
Somewhere in the Upstream, Pt. 8 on Somewhere in the Upstream by Michael Dessen Trio
Somewhere in the Upstream, Pt. 1 on Somewhere in the Upstream by Michael Dessen Trio
Somewhere in the Upstream, Pt. 4 on Somewhere in the Upstream by Michael Dessen Trio
Fossils and Flows on Forget the Pixel by Michael Dessen Trio
Three Sepals on Forget the Pixel by Michael Dessen Trio
Licensed Unoperators (for Lisle) on Forget the Pixel by Michael Dessen Trio
Somewhere in the Upstream, Pt. 7 on Somewhere in the Upstream by Michael Dessen Trio
Somewhere in the Upstream, Pt. 3 on Somewhere in the Upstream by Michael Dessen Trio
Somewhere in the Upstream, Pt. 2 on Somewhere in the Upstream by Michael Dessen Trio
The Utopian Tense of Green (for Mariángeles) on Forget the Pixel by Michael Dessen Trio

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Somewhere In The UpstreamMichael Dessen Trio2018Album
Resonating AbstractionsMichael Dessen Trio2014Album
Forget The PixelMichael Dessen Trio2011Album
Between Shadow And SpaceMichael Dessen Trio2008Album
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