MANCY OF SOUND

MANCY OF SOUND

• New Store Warehouse

The Mancy of Sound finds Steve Coleman at his creative<br>peak, incorporating a lifetime of research into African<br>Diasporic culture and cycles found in nature & astronomy<br>into his musical methods. The current edition of his<br>longtime band is perhaps his strongest ever. Of particular<br>note are Jonathan Finlayson, who has been with the<br>group for the last eight years and is one of the most<br>highly regarded young trumpeters in jazz; and Jen Shyu,<br>whose rhythmically incisive and tonally exacting vocals<br>Coleman employs as an equal part in the horn section.<br>Completely defying the traditional role of jazz singing,<br>Shyu s passionate vocals bring an emotional element to<br>this complex and cutting-edge music. They are backed<br>by an unusual two-drummer rhythm section featuring<br>Tyshawn Sorey and Marcus Gilmore, considered by many<br>to be the state-of-the-art in jazz.<br>Prior release on Pi was named the #1 Album of the<br>Year by Ben Ratliff in the New York Times. It also<br>came in at #7 and #9, respectively, in the Village<br>Voice & Jazz Times Critics Polls.<br> Founder of the M-Base movement, which included<br>such luminaries as Greg Osby and Cassandra Wilson.<br> Recent profiles via NPR, New York Times, Wall Street<br>Journal, Jazz Times, Jazzwise, and All About Jazz.<br> Features both Tyshawn Sorey and Marcus Gilmore, two<br>artists considered state-of-the-art on their instrument,<br>playing together in a rare two-drummer setup.