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Tomas Ulrich
Cellist-composer Tomas Ulrich received music degrees from Boston University and the Manhattan School of Music. After attending a performance by the great Soviet cellist Mstislav Rostropovich at the age of eight, Mr. Ulrich was inspired to begin his musical journey on the cello. In addition to the traditional classical repertoire, Mr. Ulrich's work clearly demonstrates the influence of such diverse artists as Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Miles Davis,Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Dmitri Shostakovich and Olivier Messiaen. Mr. Ulrich has performed and recorded with such diverse artists as Anthony Davis, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Alice Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Aretha Franklin, Derek Bailey, Ravi Coltrane, James Moody,Taylor Ho Bynum, Gerry Hemingway, Dom Minasi, Jason Kao Hwang, Dominic Duval, Ayman Fanous, Ben Allison, Ted Nash, Dave Douglas, Kevin James, Karl Berger, Hans Tammen, Coheed and Cambria, Natalie Merchant and Ivo Perelman. He is also a member of the Diller-Quaile String Quartet, which premiered his Quintet for Trumpet and Strings (featuring guest soloist Herb Robertson) in May of 1996. In 2006, Tomas began his recorded musical collaboration with the acclaimed German trombonist Christof Thewes with the release of Quartetto Pazzo "Melancholera" (with Rudi Mahall and Dirk Peter Kolsch). 2007 saw the release of Mr. Ulrich's first CD as a co-leader (Labryinths with Ayman Fanous on the Konnex label). In 2008, Mr. Ulrich released his first CD as a leader. Cargo Cult (with Rolf Sturm-electric and acoustic guitars and Michael Bisio-acoustic bass) released their first CD "If You Should Go" on the Cadence label to great critical acclaim. This ensemble has gone on to release three more CDs on the CIMP label (Tomas Ulrich's Cargo Cult (2009), Lonely House (Covers) (2010), Discovers (2011)). 2010 also saw the release of "Clear Horizons" on the German gligg record label with a new ensemble Tomas Ulrich's TransAtlantic Quartet (with Christof Thewes -trombone, Martin Schmiddi Schmidt-mandolin and Michael Griener-drums). JAZZ NOW has characterized him as "the total package ... incredible chops, great imagination and superb pitch. He fulfills the roles of bassist, guitarist, and additional horn player and is endlessly talented and creative". Jay Collins from Signal to Noise has written that "Tomas Ulrich is surely one of the most accomplished and intriguing cellists in improvised music, with a brilliant technical mastery and ability to play prickly improv, jazz, classical, film music or pretty much anything he desires." Tomas has written music for film, theater and instrumental performance and has concertized in Europe, Japan, South America and the United States.
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Tomas Ulrich: Tomas Ulrich's Cargo Cult
by Lyn Horton
Recorded live in February, 2007 in Kingston, NY, If You Should Go unveils the distinction among three separate string instruments: the cello, the guitar and the upright bass. As Tomas Ulrich on cello, Rolf Sturm on electric and acoustic guitars and Michael Bisio on bass trade leading musical lines, so do they each reflect how they feel in response to one another in statements that are as diverse as their instruments can sound.
Perhaps the title of the album itself ...
Continue ReadingTomas Ulrich: Labyrinths, String Quartet & Surface: For Alto, Baritone and Strings
by Kurt Gottschalk
Ayman Fanous/Tomas Ulrich Labyrinths Konnex 2006 TECK String 4Tet Clean Feed 2007 Rodrigo Amado Surface: For Alto, Baritone and Strings European Echoes 2007
Watching Tomas Ulrich perform is an insight into his working process. Poised behind his cello, he watches his bandmates like a hawk, ...
Continue ReadingBen Allison: Medicine Wheel
by Troy Collins
Bassist Ben Allison was a virtual unknown when this album was originally released by Palmetto in 1998. After Seven Arrows (Koch, 1996), this was Allison's first major release. Combining conservatory training, ethnic/world music fusions, post-bop energy and free-jazz vigor, Allison and company were on the cusp of a new movement. Listening to this recording in retrospect reveals a blueprint for the new breed of jazz improviser. Medicine Wheel is a watershed moment in end of the century East Coast jazz.
Continue ReadingThe Ivo Perelman Quartet: Sieiro
by Glenn Astarita
Listening to tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman is sort of like watching a heavyweight boxing match. Perelman exudes power and bravado from his horn with all the charisma of a heavyweight champ. From the opening moments of “Sieiro” we hear Perelman blowing furiously, especially in the upper registers of his instrument. On his latest, Sieiro Perelman receives fine support from the venerable New York based modern-free jazz rhythm section of drummer Jay Rosen and bassist Dominic Duval. Along with the excellent ...
Continue ReadingBen Allison: Medicine Wheel
by Glenn Astarita
Ben Allison asserts: “The Medicine Wheel is a mirror in which the universe is reflected. Any idea, person or object can be such a mirror". Derived from North American Indian beliefs Allison's somewhat mystical approach adheres to the overall attitude behind his music and the band's execution. The Septet aptly called “Medicine Wheel" is a conglomerate of “new jazz" musicians who yearn for new sounds and ideas while extending the capabilities of their respective musical instruments.
Medicine Wheel is: Ben ...
Continue ReadingDom Minasi and Tomas Ulrich Duo at Le Grand Dakar Restaurant on March 7th
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All About Jazz
Dom Minasi, David Arner & Tomas Ulrich The New Vanguard Series Deep Listening Institute Sunday May 21 at 3:00pm
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Deep Listening Institute presents: The NEW VANGUARD Series Every Sunday Afternoon at Alternative Books This Week Sunday May 21 DOM MINASI, DAVID ARNER & TOMAS ULRICH (guitar, piano & cello) Alternative Books Our New Location 35 North Front Street, Kingston NY For directions reply to this email http://www.deeplistening.org (845) 338-5984 3:00pm $10/$8 About this week's ensemble: ...
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Dom Minasi/Tomas Ulrich/Ken Filiano Sunday, November 13 7-9 pm at 5C Cafe
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November 11, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CDM News The Listen Loud Series Sunday, November 13 7-9 pm The Dom Minasi String Trio DDT “...hits with a mature force that absolutely kills." Charles Walker - Sudden-Thoughts.com Dom Minasi-guitar, Tomas Ulrich-cello, Ken Filiano-bass 2 sets of original through composed music 5C Cafe, 68 Ave C, East 5th & Ave C in New York 212 477 5993 http://www.5ccc.com/schedule.html Next Week : The Dom Minasi Trio ...
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Live Performance /Interview : Dom Minasi & Tomas Ulrich WKCR Radio NYC.
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All About Jazz
Dom Minasi * Chris Kelsey * Tomas Ulrich Thursday, September 8 at Deep Listening Space
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All About Jazz
August 29, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CDM News Flash !! Dom Minasi * Chris Kelsey * Tomas Ulrich Thursday, September 8 at The New Vanguard Series at the gallery at Deep Listening Space, 75 Broadway(Historic Roundout), Kingston, New York. For reservations, please call (845) 338-5984. 8:30 PM http://www.deeplistening.org/ Upcoming: Thursday morning Sept.14 WKCR 1:30 AM Wed night (www.wkcr.org) Interview with Charles Blass..will bring some mixes from my new CD “Vampire's Revenge" Thursday, ...
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Dom Minasi /Chris Kelsey/Tomas Ulrich @ The Lucky Cat Lounge Thursday, July 21st, 9PM
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July 19, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Thursday, July 21st, 9PM Chris Kelsey, Dom Minasi & Tomas Ulrich @ The Lucky Cat Lounge 245 Grand St(between Driggs & Roebling sts.) Williamsburg,Brooklyn 718-782-0437 http://www.theluckycat.com 8pm The Steve Swell Trio with Steve Swell, Michael T.A. Thompson, Matt Heyner 10pm Now Music with Ras Moshe, Matt Heyner, Ravi Padmanaba ,Claire DeBrunner ,Steve Swell, Katie Down, Saco Yasuma, Todd Nicholson *CBGB'S - the last time!! Sunday, July ...
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