{"id":762,"date":"2015-10-19T16:17:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T14:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armadilloclub.org\/site\/?page_id=762"},"modified":"2020-08-14T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T10:49:19","slug":"michael-manring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.armadilloclub.org\/site\/management-e-produzioni-2\/michael-manring\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Manring"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Michael<\/a>MICHAEL MANRING (USA)<\/h1>\n

THE HOTTEST BASSIST TODAY !<\/h3>\n

FOLLOW THE ARTIST:\u00a0<\/strong>\"rujr\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
www.manthing.com<\/a><\/h6>\n

On a typical week bassist Michael Manring may be found doing anything from an international tour with New Age keyboardist Suzanne Ciani to an avant-improv-core club gig with guitar innovator Henry Kaiser to a folk festival with celebrated troubadour John Gorka to a recording with the experimental post-metal trio, Attention Deficit with Tim Alexander (Primus) and Alex Skolnick (Testament).”it\u2019s all music,” Manring shrugs when asked how he manages to balance so many different styles and genres, “I find the similarities to be more compelling than the differences and ultimately, I just love to play the bass.” The obvious pleasure that Michael takes in music captivates audiences and critics alike.
\nBuilding on the conceptions of his teacher, the late bass legend Jaco Pastorius, Michael has developed an entirely new approach to the instrument that includes unorthodox tunings, techniques and methodologies.He has honed his skills on over a hundred recordings as a session musician and thousands of concerts throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. One of his most rewarding and intimate musical collaborations was with the acoustic guitar genius Michael Hedges, who instantly enlisted Manring\u2019s musical partnership when he first heard him play one of his imaginative solo bass compositions while Manring was still a teenager. Hedges’ tragic death in 1997 ended a truly extraordinary musical alliance-and a very deep friendship. Through Hedges, Manring was introduced to Windham Hill records where he was quickly signed as house bassist and solo artist. His four solo albums with the Windham Hill\/BMG group (Unusual Weather<\/em>, Toward the Center of the Night<\/em> and Drastic Measures<\/em> on Windham Hill; Thank<\/em> on High Street) have earned him an international reputation as “a master of the fretless bass without rival.” (Guitar Club Magazine, Italy). He has also garnered two gold records, Grammy and Bammie nominations, a Berklee School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award and numerous Bass Player Magazine Reader’s Poll awards including 1994 Bassist of the Year.
\nMichael’s newest CDs, “Soliloquy” and “The Book of Flame” are the best example yet of his extraordinary creativity.While records by bass players tend to have a reputation for being musical fare strictly for the hardcore bass fan, Michael’s solo albums have consistently amazed listeners with their compositional depth and accessibility.He draws an astonishing variety of sounds out of the instrument, leading one writer to comment “Michael Manring can do more with a bass than even the most creative individual could imagine” (L.Pierce Carson, Napa Valley Register).On The Book of Flame the music ranges from crazed electro-acoustic constructions to intricate ensemble compositions to a gentle solo eulogy for Hedges.By seamlessly blending virtuosity, exotic tonalities and rhythms, bizarre instruments (and even stranger ways of playing them!), shades of elettronica, industrial, post-bop, noise-core, ambient and 20th century music with a refined compositional approach and a healthy sense of humour, he creates a tapestry that is rich with possibility and meaning.
\nFortunately, Michael shows no signs of letting up.Currently, ha maintains a hectic schedule of recordingsessions, clinics and concerts as a soloist, sideman and with the Seattle underground punkjazz trio Sadhappy.Ha is also the subject of a recent PBS documentary, “The Artist’s Profile: Michael Manring.” We hope you\u2019ll follow the advice of France’s Musicien magazine: “Do not miss your next opportunity to discover the bassist with the most fresh and inventive playing today.”<\/p>\n

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MICHAEL MANRING SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY<\/h3>\n

With Alex de Grassi and Christopher Garcia
\nDe man ia (Tropo records)
\nSolo Albums:
\nUnusual Weather (Windham Hill)
\nToward the Center of the Night (Windham Hill)
\nDrastic Measures (Windham Hill)
\nThonk (High Street)
\nThe Book of Flame (Alchemy)
\nSoliloquy (Manthing Music)<\/p>\n

with William Ackerman:
\nPast Light (Windham Hill)
\nConferring with the Moon (Windham Hill)
\nImaginary Roads (Windham Hill)
\nThe Opening of Doors (Windham Hill)
\nSound of Wind Driven Rain (Windham Hill)<\/p>\n

with Altazor:
\nConcurrencia (Redwood Records)
\nwith Darol Anger.
\nHeritage (Six Degrees)
\nwith Darol Anger and Mike Marshall:
\nChiaroscuro (Windham Hill)<\/p>\n

with Enzo Avitabile:
\nEnzo Avitabile (EMI)
\nwith Keola Beamer:
\nDancers in the Land of Po (Dancing Cat)<\/p>\n

with Kurt Bestor:
\nSketches (BWE)
\nwith Ken Bonfleld:
\nHomecoming (BWE)
\nWinternight (BWE)<\/p>\n

with Evan Brubaker:
\nThird Floor (Cake)<\/p>\n

with Suzanne Ciani and The Wave:
\nLive! (Seventh Wave)<\/p>\n

with Barry Cleveland:
\nVolcano (Supersaturated)<\/p>\n

with Cloud Chamber:
\nDark Matter (Supersaturated)<\/p>\n

with Larry Conklin:
\nStranger World (Inak)<\/p>\n

with April] Cope:
\nTwo Moons (Acorn)<\/p>\n

with Peppino D’Agostino:
\nAcoustic Spirit (Shanachie)<\/p>\n

with D’Cuckoo:
\nUmoja (RGB)<\/p>\n

with Jim Farrand:
\n3am on a Tuesday (Cake)<\/p>\n

with Paolo Giordano:
\nPaolo Giordano (Step Musique)
\nKid in a toy’s shop (Step Musique)<\/p>\n

with John Gorka:
\nJack’s Crows (High Street)
\nTemporary Road (High Street)
\nOut of the Valley (High Street)
\nBetween Five and Seven (High Street)
\nAfter Yesterday (Red House)<\/p>\n

with Michael Hedges:
\nBreakfast in the Field (Windham Hill)
\nAerial Boundaries (Windham Hill)
\nWatching My Life Go By (Open Air)
\nLive from the Double Planet (Windham Hill)
\nTaproot (Windham Hill)
\nOracle (Windham Hill)<\/p>\n

with Rob Young:
\nSticks and Stones (Imaginary Road)<\/p>\n

with Danny Helnes:
\nOne Heart Wild (Silver Wave)<\/p>\n

with various artists:
\nAn Evening with Windham Hill Live
\nA Winter’s Solstice II (Windham Hill)
\nA Winter’s Solstice III (Windham Hill)
\nWindham Hill Guitar Sampler II (Windham Hill)
\nA Winter’s Solstice V (Windham Hill)
\nA Winter’s Solstice V (Windham Hill)
\nA Winter’s Solstice Vi (Windham Hill)
\nBass Player Magazine Fifth Anniversary CD (BP)
\nThe SWR Sound (SWR)
\nThe Carols of Christmas (Windham Hill)
\nA Very Green Christmas (Seventh Wave)
\nSummer Solstice (Windham Hill)
\nA Winter Solstice Reunion (Windham Hill)
\nThanksgiving (Windham Hill)
\nWith Barbara Higbie:
\nSigns of Life (Windham Hill)<\/p>\n

with Henry Kalser and Wadada Leo Smith:
\nYo Miles! (Shanachie)<\/p>\n

with Patty Larkin:
\nTango (High Street)
\nAngels Running (High Street)
\nPerishable Fruit (High Street)<\/p>\n

with Mike Marshall:
\nBrasil Duets (Earthbeat)<\/p>\n

with Monks of Doom:
\nForgery (IRS)<\/p>\n

with Montreux:
\nSign Language (Windham Hill)
\nLet Them Say (Windham Hill)<\/p>\n

with Holly Near:
\nSky Dances (Redwood)<\/p>\n

with Carlos Reyes:
\nThe Beauty of it Ali (TBA)<\/p>\n

with Sadhappy:
\nGood Day, Bad Dream (Periscope)<\/p>\n

with Tadamltsu Salto:
\nA Perfect Match (Access Music)
\nIt’s About Time (Access Music)<\/p>\n

with Schonherz and Scott:
\nUnder a Big Sky (Windham Hill)<\/p>\n

with Richard Schonherz:
\nA Different Mozart (imaginary Road)<\/p>\n

with Alex Skolnlck and Tim Alexander:
\nAttention Deficit (Magna Carta)<\/p>\n

with the Skol Patrol:
\nThe Skol Patrol (Gray Streak)<\/p>\n

with Douglas Spotted Eagle:
\nCloser to Far Away (Windham Hill)
\nPray (Higher Octave)<\/p>\n

with Turtle island String Quartet:
\nBy the Fireside (Windham Hill)<\/p>\n

with Trapezold:
\nMoon Run (Narada)<\/p>\n

with Kym Tuvim:
\nKym Tuvim (Cake)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MICHAEL MANRING (USA) THE HOTTEST BASSIST TODAY ! FOLLOW THE ARTIST:\u00a0 www.manthing.com On a typical week bassist Michael Manring may be found doing anything from an international tour with New Age keyboardist Suzanne Ciani to an avant-improv-core club gig with … <\/p>\n

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