| Member Since | 9/25/2005 | | Band Website | www.matanaroberts.com | | Band Members | i play with a lot of different bands and lead a lot of my own projects. I work with artists of all types-- dancers, vocalists, MC's, scientists, painters, poets, comics,writers,chefs,fashion heads,etc etc etc--if it's inspirationally creative I want to be a part of it......i'm completely obsessed with creative process as a way to try to better understand this crazy, crazy world in which we live, as well as to try and understand my own personal craziness a little better..... | | Influences | von freeman, Rumsey Fields, joan jett, dexter gordon, roscoe mitchell, bill evans, maceo parker, both betty davises, charlie parker, cannonball adderley,moms mabely, cecil taylor, nas, joe henderson, fiona apple,,sonny criss, godspeed you!black emperor,carmen mcrae, jdilla,elvin jones, joe williams,antipop consortium, evan parker, billie holiday, cooper-moore,queen,steve lacy, fred anderson,hildegard von bingen, foxy brown,david bowie,johann sebastian bach, mf doom, muhammad ali, juddee sill,etta james and jones,rob mazurek, Paul Mooney,vi redd, nina simone,lhasa, tupac and afeni shakur, husker du,wuuuuuuuuutang,ethiopiques,greenday,Phyllis Hyman,annea lockwood,nachitoches louisiana, eric dolphy,town and country,Suu Kyi,inga musico,nirvana,estelle,leigh bowery,nirvana, albert ayler,azita,blind boys of alabama,sam prekop,maryanne amacher,crazy horse,john,alice, ravi coltrane,ice cube's acting skills,xanadu,planet asia,gwen stefani,jr. mafia,black flag,lydia lunch,charles ives,memphis tenessee,fugazi,mad lib,the pogues,chavalo vs. ali, sam cooke,lux interior,joe sacco, bjork,musiq soulchild,ray brown,carla bozulich,jilly from philly,alvin lucier,marilyn manson, isley brothers,biggie,tori amos,deadprez, hole,william parker,jimi hendrix,bad brains,duke ellington,pinky,stevie nicks,joelle leandre,Buffy Sainte-Marie, lennie tristano,lene lovich, amy lee,pamela z,max roach, fugazi,silver mtzion,james taylor,janis joplin,angie stone,kim gordon, new orleans lousiana,the wire,emma goldman,nyc fly,anthony braxton, joni mitchell,horace silver, odb,flashdance,joe maneri,velvet underground,wayne shorter, Irene Aebi, rent, ketchup,lee scratch perry,ice castles,gordon parks,minor threat,paul mooney, kool herc,sweeney todd, lil kim,royal trux,alvin lucier, early destiny's child
(the original band b4 daddy knowles got all manager assasin-- bills,bills,bills)frank lowe,johnny cash,minutemen,luther vandross,crimethinc,pink, bill dixon,led zepplin, janet jackson,tv on the radio, iggy pop,shirley horn, michael jackson (1963-1987),lenny bruce,me'shell ndegeocello, steve coleman,sabir mateen,blondie, Ntozake Shange, Melvin Van peebles,debbie harry,black power,supremes,keyshia cole,pippi longstocking,outkast, angela davis,mahoghany,rolling stones, jackson 5,common and kanye,SARA,susan sontag,twlya tharp, the middle passage, alexander mcqueen, bikini kill,erykah badu, sunra,g.s. herren and g.s. herron, fugazi, bill withers, mary j,prince, prince prince and prince,assata,black star,christy c road, Paul Auster, dexter gordon,steve albini,shirley chisolm,the match,bela bartok,bix biederbecke, daniel carter,cane river, nikki giovanni,franz fannon,sonny simmons, charles gayle,loretta lynn,toni morrison,red garland,fat albert,harriet tubman, sonny rollins,coin coin,stevie wonder, frank zappa,Lars Von Trier, perry robinson,princess leia,gladys knight,pippi lonstocking, john lewis, nina simone, the roots, andres segovia,basquiat, canton mississippi,freddie hubbard,doris, the gap band, kara walker,jmac,sojourner truth, e.t.,louie malle,billy bang,sly stone,van halen,muppets take manhattan, david murray,lori anderson, jd yancey,fraggles, pj harvey,ll cool j, justin timberlake,roscoe mitchell, tribe called quest, black ox,chitown,gabriel garica marquez,wolfgang amadeus mozart,phillip glass,jean lee, aaron elliot "cometbus",ran blake,the wiz, steve reich,jerry bergonzi,Poison Ivy Rorschach, electric company,fame, rev. john roberts,harry partch,rudy van gelder, george garzone,bootsy,muhal richard abrams,bell hooks,jimmy cobb,tamar kali, munchichis,bahamadia, george russell, subhumans,jack johnson,dorthy dandridge,b brookmeyer,3rd wavers, david axelrod,miles,jayne cortez, paul motian,herbie,nas,riot grrls,gerard a. smith,gregory stephen tate, angela davis,debussy, red mitchell, sonic youth,art ensemble of chicago,red foxx,peaches, georgia okeefe,marvin gaye, thelonious Monk,outkast,j p,alice walker, black flag,ani difranco, curtis mayfield, john gilmore, my mom and my grannies, Skp Jois ,sa-ra,chet baker,jimi hendrix, oliver lake, stevie wonder,whitney houston singing the national anthem, doris, fat albert,timbaland,loretta lynn,erykah,hova, teo, fidel castro,sonic youth,amy lee, mc lyte, indigo girls,jim baker,jayne cortez, trail of tears,albert ayler, eugene chadbourne, malcom x,wayne shorter,barry adamson,W.E.B.,benjamin britten,dinah washington,odetta,J.A. Rogers, amina claudine meyers,vernon reid,blackalicious,danilo perez, ron carter,idris muhammad, television on the radio,rah diggah,grace jones, irma thompson,peter pan,bootsy,bill evans,jane goodall, david axelrod,gremlins, chaka kahn,satchmo,lee konitz,bud powell,maya angelou,terry riley, chris connor,freddie hubbard, vi redd,universal soooooooooooul circus,cecil taylor, minor threat,stravinsky,gloria"i'm ready for mycloseup mr demille"swanson, sonic youth,r mahanthappa,cyndi lauper,george lewis,copland,kid sister,apollo heights,the real roxanne,betty carter,mouse on mars,chi-lites,queen latifah,diamanda galas, vijay iyer, minutemen,patti smith,johnny hodges,shaft,joan baez,ran blake,big daddy kane, frankie sparo,jimmy smith,laura weber jones, daddy's hands,al green, bartok, queen N'zinga, mary j blige,judy chicago, the international sweethearts of ryhthm, lauryn hill, cooley high, last poets,king crimson, freddy krueger, james brown, ike and tina, jeffrey eugenides,bob dylan,paul robeson,muddy waters, god(the female version thank you very much). | | Sounds Like | MATANA
| | Record Label | Central Control International | | Type of Label | Indie |
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I could cut and paste a really fancy bio here for you to view and consider about me.I haven't been completely around the creativity block but i've gone almost half way and have gotten to do some really awesome things... but i just really hate looking at that stuff. so here's the basics:
I play saxophone..... And sometimes the saxophone even plays me..... I also like to write music and conceptualize sound in a way thats very personal to who I am, and who i strive everyday to be. I think conformity sucks in life and in music and i REFUSE, REFUSE, REFUSE to conform to someone else's seriously narrow skewed vision of how or what I or my music, should "be"( fuck you conformity!!!)...... I like creating sounds that can possibly heal, instigate, agitate, inspire; cultivate real critical thought--brain usage that looks beyond and shuns societal status quo an imperative if you really want to deal with me..... . And yes, Matana, the hebrew word for "gift" is my birth given name. oh, and i don't think people dance enough. shake what your mama gave you as often as is possible! celebrate life! keep your head up ( lest you miss something totally spastastic!) and carry on with as much fucking courage as you can muster at all times. that is all.
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