About the album

Chris Welcome’s first album as a leader, simply titled, “Quartet” contains fifteen of Welcome’s compositions spread over eleven tracks.  In addition to Welcome’s guitar, this album features Jonathan Moritz on Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, Shayna Dulberger on Upright Bass, and John McLellan on Drums.  Throughout the CD, these four musicians weave together group improvisations with composed material and solos.  For the most part eschewing full-blown free jazz, they focus on the use of silence and counterpoint. CD's and Records are also available on www.tigerasylum.com

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Artists selected discography

Jonathan Moritz selected recordings
Evil Eye “Doin’ It All For My Baby” KMB 2007
Trio Caveat, “An All Too Brief Silence Which Speaks Untold Volumes” Earthtones Music, 2005
Gerstein/Moritz/Opsvik/McLellan, “The Up” S/R, 2005
Wooley/ Pride/ Filiano/ Moritz, Evil Eye “Self Released” 2003
Mortiz/Horner/Venken ,“Xanadu” J.A.S. Records, 2000

Chris Welcome selected recordings
“Singular” (Daniel Carter, Chris Welcome, Shayna Dulberger, John McLellan) Empty Room Music 2007
Chris Welcome, “Quartet” Tiger Asylum Records, 2007
Mothguts/Honey Ride Me A Goat, “Split 12” LP” Kitchen Dweller Records, 2007
Welcome/Dulberger/McLellan, “Wound, Unwound, and Within” S/R, 2006 

Shayna Dulberger selected recordings
“Singular” (Daniel Carter, Chris Welcome, Shayna Dulberger, John McLellan) Empty Room Music 2007
Chris Welcome, “Quartet” Tiger Asylum Records, 2007
"The Chris Welcome Quartet" (Jonathan Moritz, Chris Welcome, Shayna Dulberger, John McLellan) Tigerasylum 2007
“Transcendence” (The Ras Ensemble: Ras Moshe, Dave Ross, Shayna Dulberger, Rashid Bakr) KMB Jazz 2007
“TheKillMeTrio” (Darius Jones, Shayna Dulberger, Jason Nazary) Dulberger 2006

John McLellan selected recordings
Welcome/Dulberger/McLelan, “Wound, Unwound, and Within” S/R, 2006
Mat Maneri, “Pentagon” Thirsty Ear Recordings, 2005
Trio Caveat, “ An All Too Brief Silence Which Speaks Untold Volumes”
Earthtones Music, 2005
Kieth Yaun Quartet,  “Amen: Improvisations on Messiaen”  Box Holder, 2001
John McLellan/Joe McPhee, “ Grand Marquis”  Box Holder, 2000
Pakula/Karayorgis Quartet, “Lines” Accurate Records, 1995

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