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Fight the Big Bull

Champions of Curiosity

About Me

For any and all inquiries, booking or otherwise, please contact Matthew White at [email protected].

We were recently featured on NPR's "Fresh Air" AND the title track from the album was featured on NPR's "Song of the Day". You can find both of those fine pieces of journalism HERE .

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PopMatters
"...Fight the Big Bull is the best argument out there for small-market jazz innovation."
"...sonically gigantic."
"...a rapturously chaotic sound."
"...great, messy, generous music."

TimeOut New York
"...tight ensemble work and appealing humor"
"...a boisterous, gutbucket sound"

TimeOut Chicago
"... a notch above"
"...beastly"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/27/2006
Band Website: fightthebigbull.com
Band Members: Bob Miller trumpet
John Lilley saxophones
Jason Scott saxophones
Reggie Pace trombone
Bryan Hooten trombone
Cameron Ralston bass
Matt White guitar, tunes
Pinson Chanselle trap set, percussion

Influences:

Sounds Like:
Record Label: Clean Feed Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

All About Jazz New York says...

Fight the Big Bull describes itself on MySpace as "champions of curiosity." This candid qualifier is doubly introspective because it denotes both the whimsy and the intellectual maturity of Dying Will...
Posted by Fight the Big Bull on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:58:00 PST

The folks at Alarm Magazine say...

The brain child of jazz guitarist and songwriter Matt White, Fight the Big Bull is equal parts a compelling standalone venture and homage to legends of the genre. The four songs on Dying Will Be Easy ...
Posted by Fight the Big Bull on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:57:00 PST

TimeOut New York and TimeOut Chicago say...

TimeOut New YorkAfter hearing Fight the Big Bull, it makes perfect sense why Sex Mob leader Steven Bernstein would invite its members to play during his Stone curation. The Richmond nonet, one of the ...
Posted by Fight the Big Bull on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:47:00 PST

Under The Radar Magazine

Welcome to a brassy house of ill repute, the kind our great-grandfathers spoke of in hushed, reverent tones. Opulent in its brutal decadence, with walls rendered crimson the hard way, Dying Will be Ea...
Posted by Fight the Big Bull on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:10:00 PST

PopMatters

The best recording of 2006, for me, came from trumpeter and arranger Steve Bernstein. Bernstein loves jazz and plays squarely from that tradition, but his music often challenges the tradition in fund...
Posted by Fight the Big Bull on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:44:00 PST