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by the Michael Dessen TrioMichael Dessen, trombone/computer/compositionChristopher Tordini, bassDan Weiss, drumsClean Feed Records, 2018Score PDF downloadListen on Apple Music, Spotify “Three master improvisers — Dessen on trombone and computer, bassist Christopher Tordini and drummer Dan Weiss — collaborate with help from a computer that acts both as an electronic roadmap and a fourth improvising group member. Dessen uses a ‘scorestream’ … Read more

by the Michael Dessen TrioMichael Dessen, trombone/computer/compositionChristopher Tordini, bassDan Weiss, drumsClean Feed Records, 2014CD from Clean Feed RecordsListen on Apple Music, SpotifyDownload score PDF (full album) “Michael Dessen is a slide-trombone virtuoso and computer musician of the highest order, and the music his trio crafts on Resonating Abstractions showcases his work as a composer in compelling fashion….”All About Jazz review of … Read more

by the Michael Dessen TrioMichael Dessen, trombone/computer/compositionChristopher Tordini, bassDan Weiss, drumsClean Feed Records, 2011CD from Clean Feed RecordsListen on Apple Music, SpotifyDownload score PDF (full album) “These guys don’t just play together—they’re playing. This playfulness, as much as their fluid negotiations of Dessen’s jagged rhythms and elaborate melodies, is the spoonful of sugar that make these rigorous improvisations go down … Read more

by the Michael Dessen TrioMichael Dessen, trombone/computer/compositionChristopher Tordini, bassTyshawn Sorey, drumsClean Feed Records, 2008Purchase CD from Clean Feed RecordsListen on Apple Music, Spotify “A trombonist with strong roots in the acoustic tradition and a fondness for cutting edge electronic experimentation, Michael Dessen straddles the line between the avant garde and the accessible better than most…. Incorporating a range of dynamics … Read more