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Listen to CASCADIA
the new album by Dmitri Matheny
Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn
Charles McNeal tenor and soprano saxophones
Bill Anschell piano
Phil Sparks bass
Mark Ivester drums
Produced by Dmitri Matheny
Executive Producer: Sarah Asbury
Recorded by David Lange at Lange Studios, Edgewood WA
the new album by Dmitri Matheny
Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn
Charles McNeal tenor and soprano saxophones
Bill Anschell piano
Phil Sparks bass
Mark Ivester drums
Produced by Dmitri Matheny
Executive Producer: Sarah Asbury
Recorded by David Lange at Lange Studios, Edgewood WA
Assistant Engineer: Benjamin Lange
Recorded on November 2-3, 2021
Mastered by Ross Nyberg at Nyberg Mastering, Issaquah WA
Dmitri Matheny photo by Steve Korn
Cover Artwork by Sarah Brayer, Cassiopeia (2001)
Cover Design & Layout by John Bishop
Thank you Dan & Donna Blocher, Bob & Sue Hagan, Peter & Mary Klabunde, Brenda Lipscomb, John Porter, Sheri Reels & Julian Elliot, Sandra Riley, Rick Roesch, Rick & Joanne Soued, Nedra Williams, Annette Woolsey, Jack Wright & Lynne Czamanske, and all our generous backers.
In memory of William Douglas Matheny
℗ 2022 Dmitri Matheny
© 2022 Origin Records
All rights reserved.
Cascadia ALBUM COVER (Hi-Res)
1.79 MB
Cascadia LAYOUT & DESIGN
5.42 MB
Cascadia PRESS RELEASE
1.83 MB
Cascadia ONE SHEET
2.1 MB
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
“Flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny and his quintet play perfectly on CASCADIA. The theme—aside from Matheny's home in the Northwest—seems to be pure beauty. His flugelhorn sound is warm and round, with a glow like pure gold, no alloys allowed. 4-Stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”—Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
“Timeless and exciting — a stirring cinematic quality. Matheny and company flesh out a soulful and absorbing body of work here.” —Tom Haugen, Take Effect Reviews
“What does Dmitri Matheny do? He takes the dangerous path: he embraces the softness of his instrument, but puts it to work delivering sharp, serious music. And almost as if daring us to underestimate him, he even performs an arrangement of Glen Campbell’s 1970s pop-country classic ’Wichita Lineman’ — and makes it emotionally powerful.” —Rick Anderson, CD HotList
“Matheny uses his gorgeous tone and remarkable lyricism to paint exquisite portraits in sound … a master of his chosen horn.” —Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
“West Coast Jazz filled with fresh ideas and beautiful playing. The music is quietly creative, subtle, and always swings.” —Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene
“All of the tracks on CASCADIA are really quite magical…supremely wonderful music to enjoy.” —Allen Scott, All That's Jazz
“You don’t get much smoother than the sound of a flugelhorn, particularly when it’s in the hands of a master like Dmitri Matheny…a remarkable clarity of expression reminiscent of Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue. This is jazz at its most listenable.”—Matthew Adkins, Earshot Jazz
“His own compositions, including the title track CASCADIA, indicate that Matheny is not only a master of warm-sounding and emotional playing, but is also an excellent composer.” —Rudolf Radnai, Lemezek Zenék Budapest
“Stylishly restrained and discreet, a well-executed update on post-bop that swings in that relaxing way as jazz is intended. CASCADIA confirms Dmitri Matheny’s rightful place as the heir to the flugelhorn giant and his old mentor, the late great Art Farmer.” —S. Victor Aaron, Something Else! Reviews
“Bourdain is a tribute to a great man who took his life in 2018. The track is at once profoundly evocative and sad and also contains such vibrancy; its improvised, warping, mismatched keys and tones, make a sense of anger and non comprehension also apparent. When the drums emerge with defiant energy, they nearly blow your head off before they fade and the theme re-enters—a standout track.” —Sammy Stein, Jazz Views
“CASCADIA itself opens up to worlds of luminescent wonder, enchanting, organic synapses, and healing transmutations, unapologetically melodic and soft around the edges, reveling in what makes a song memorable, and sometimes, a bonafide hit: beautiful, touching lyricism, expressive melodies that dance around a charcuterie of tasty harmonies…evocative movement that goes somewhere special, and finishes with purposeful flourish. Umami jazz.” —Carol Banks Weber, Substack
“Rare is the artist these days that plays only the flugelhorn, but Dmitri Matheny makes it work elegantly with his team of Charles McNeal, Bill Anschell, Phil Sparks and Mark Ivester. Lyricism and taste are exuded here.”—George Harris, Jazz Weekly
“An incredibly lyrical player, Matheny and his flugelhorn guide a crew of Seattle pals through a set of grace and dignity that seems almost classical in its elegance. This is the kind of enchanting recording that was made for weekends.”—Chris Spector, Midwest Record
“I really enjoyed this album, as it was the perfect setting for my walk through historic Pioneer Square in Seattle. I couldn’t help but think of all the legendary players that have passed through, and how artists like Dmitri continue to push forward the genre of jazz while honoring the past.”—Terae Stefon, Jazz24
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