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Roza

from Ring by Matt Otto

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This track "Roza" is from the album "Ring" by Matt Otto and Andy Ehling.

We are joined by the same ensemble from the Reunion album; Leonard Thompson on piano, Brad Williams on drums and Ben Leifer on Bass.

Please free free to share the music with anyone you think will enjoy it. We will be pressing a short run of CD's once we've released all the material.

This second track is dedicated to Rosa Luxemburg (1871 - 1919). Here are a few quotes from her speeches and writings that I found inspiring.

"Only to the rude ear of one who is quite indifferent does the song of a bird seem always the same."

"Capitalism, as a result of its own inner contradictions, moves toward a point when it will be unbalanced, when it will simply become impossible."

"Before a revolution happens, it is perceived as impossible; after it happens, it is seen as having been inevitable."

Overall this piece is melodic and very simple, like a folk song. It is mostly diatonic (in the key of Eb Major) with only one... more

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from Ring, released October 11, 2019
Matt Otto Tenor sax, Andy Ehling Alto sax, Leonard Thompson piano, Brad Williams drums, Ben Leifer Bass.

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Matt Otto Kansas City, Missouri

Matt Otto is the assistant director of Jazz Studies KU. He studied at IU, Berklee, New School (BFA) and CalArts (MFA). Performed with Anthony Wilson, Rashid Bakr, Ben Monder, Willie Jones III, Alan Ferber, “Tootie” Heath, Gregory Hutchinson, Charlie Haden , Leroy Vinegar, Jimmy Smith, Ari Honig, Ben Street, Mike Moreno, Danny Weiss, Steve Cardenas, Larry Goldings, Eric Harland and others. ... more

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