Free Jazz Education and Music
The composer and trombonist Alan Ferber visited Kansas City recently and we played 3 very fun gigs together, including one with the People’s Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City; which featured all of Alan’s original big band compositions. You
John Stowell, a wonderful guitar player from Portland Oregon came out to Kansas City and we played a clinic, gig and session together. Here’s a few tunes that I recorded using my little mp3 recorder. ~ Enjoy! w Gerald Spaits
This is the first “play along” that I’ve produced for both practicing and teaching. I’ve been using Drones and Pedals with a metronome for years but now I’ve started using this play along for the same basic purposes. The bass
This first group of songs was recorded in 2002 for a demo with Bruce Saunders (guitar), Mark Ferber (drums), and Yoshi Waki (bass). I recorded a mix of standard jazz tunes plus the first recorded version of “End Class” which
I’m happy to announce that the new CD “Broken Waltz” is finished! In an effort to make the music affordable for anyone and everyone, I’m offering both the CD and all the sheet music for a modest donation of ANY
Here’s a quartet album we did on Origin Records. We recorded it in 1999 and released it in 2005. You can download this for free by clicking on the album cover below. ~Enjoy! Matt Otto, “Red”Origin 82445 click
This album was a pleasure to record. Pianist Leonard Thompson and I did 6 hours of live takes at a Church in Kansas City with a huge Steinway grand and great acoustics. Playing with Leonard is always a pleasure as
The Trio “Joe-Less Shoe” featuring Jamie Rosenn (Guitar), Jason Harnell (Drums) and my self Matt Otto (tenor sax/octaver) have released our second album entitled “Outsole” on the Jazz Collective Records Label. We did the recording in one day at Nolan
From their name to their instrumentation to their imaginative, sonic landscapes, JoE-LeSs shOe brings the unconventional to the Los Angeles jazz scene. Formed in 2002, the trio consists of Matt Otto on sax, Jamie Rosenn on guitar and Jason Harnell
3-ish is a trio comprised of Jason Harnell on drums, Ryan McGillicuddy on Bass and Matt Otto on tenor sax. All 3 of us write for the group and have played a lot together over the last 5 years. This
This is an instrumental recording of Tom Waits tunes with some wonderful players. Aaron Shragge on trumpet and Shakuhachi, Brandon Bernstein on guitar, Jason Harnell drums, Ryan McGillicuddy Bass and Matt Otto on tenor sax. Each of us arranged a
Click here to download I’ve played with alto saxophonist Andy Ehling since 1983. Andy and I went to high school together, played in jazz band, and practiced every day under an old railroad bridge in Orange County California, sometimes late
