Michael Formanek is one of jazz's formidable bassists: fast and limber with a full expressive sound, instantly responsive to whatever his fellow improvisers invent on the spot, and able to sing for himself. He's also a master of fiendishly involved, mutating rhythms, tossed off like they're no big deal.
You can hear all that in his powerfully resourceful quartet with old ally Tim Berne on alto saxophone, Gerald Cleaver on drums, and the apparently limitless virtuoso… more »
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05.08.13
oops mispelled my own name! :) @michaelformanek @dcjazzfest on June 12th! http://t.co/Y0vd2Uk7XH
05.08.13
@michaeleformanek quartet @dcjazzfest June 12th 8PM at the Atlas
http://t.co/Y0vd2Uk7XH
03.18.13
March 23rd @corneliastcafe with MF's Cheating Heart - T. Berne, P. Formanek J. Sacks, and J. Black, http://t.co/D2HOWusqN1
02.22.13
On my way to @Europe to meet @EndangeredBlood for an @tour of @aBunchOfDifferentCountries!
02.14.13
This Saturday @corneliastcafe with my good friends @EndangeredBlood in advance of their upcoming tour http://t.co/4grY3mtt
02.09.13
Really nice gig last night in Baltimore with Kris Davis's Capricorn Climber! Maneri, Laubrock, Rainey - Phiily tonight - DC on Sunday!!
01.10.13
L F to playing with my group, MF's C H w/ CS, JS, and DW @ WJF Sat 7PM @ 45 Bleecker Street, and again @11:45 with RA's 3 @ the Zinc Bar.
12.29.12
Michael Formanek's Cheating Heart Speed, Sacks, and Weiss 7PM on Saturday January 12th at 45 Bleecker St. http://t.co/Jeuvxx0o Be There!
12.22.12
Mary Halvorson Festival at Cornelia Street Cafe January 3-5 http://t.co/MKEEO6TG
12.04.12
Small Places (ECM 2267) just received a 5-Star review in the January 2013 issue of Downbeat Magazine! Two in a row - wow!!