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Matthew Charles Heulitt: Sonic Magician

Read "Matthew Charles Heulitt: Sonic Magician" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Guitarist/composer Matthew Charles Heulitt has been around for a while, gigging for over a decade in drumming master Zigaboo Modeliste's funk band. Heulitt is also a member of ex-Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra drummer Narada Michael Walden's band; it is therefore no surprise that he displays an acute rhythmic sense in his playing. In fact, Heulitt's approach to the guitar stems from the way he hears other instruments; he adapts the agility of the piano and horns into his playing, ...

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Album Review

Matthew Charles Heulitt: Room to Run

Read "Room to Run" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Guitarist Matthew Charles Heulitt's eclectic CV hints at something of his genre-defying style; a member of drummer Zigaboo Modeliste's band and sideman in former Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report drummer Narada Michael Walden's group, he has also performed with Sting, Taj Mahal, Micky Hart and David Grisman, amongst others. This, his debut as leader, impresses on a number of levels. In what is essentially a trio setting, the compositions switch between electric and acoustic and explore elements of jazz, rock ...

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Album Review

Matthew Charles Heulitt: Room To Run

Read "Room To Run" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


A subtle change in the opening “Resurrected" is an indicator of things to come on guitarist Matthew Charles Heulitt's Room To Run, as the introductory chord progression deviates from its western motif. That shift is informed by the guitar's sweeping volume swell, before opening the path for a statically charged solo and resonating touches by bassist Dan Feizli and drummer Jon Arkin. The eleven tracks are a reflection of Heulitt's creativity and musicianship--with over twenty years experience ...


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