Garrett Sayers - a dude that commands respect

[Lorenzini]

Guys, get Instrumental Dissent by The Motet.
Also pick up Music for Life.

Garrett Sayers holds down the groove with a Lakland 4-94, and has some of the best solo chops around. Not a joke. He is a heavy cat.
Sorry no YouTube. You'll just have to pick up those 2 albums and you will never regret it.

Here's an interview with him:
http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?storycode=15888

[jerry]

I picked up Instrumental Dissent awhile back, I really dig his playing and the whole bands vibe.

[Twistad]

I have Music for Life, great music and a kick ass bassist for sure. I really love his tone and groove.

[JimK]

I picked up two of The Motet's albums after Sayers was briefly covered in Bass Player.
He reminds me of hearing Oteil Burbridge back in '84 or so...and that ain't a bad thing.

[ctbass]

Originally Posted by Lorenzini

Guys, get Instrumental Dissent by The Motet.
Also pick up Music for Life.

Garrett Sayers holds down the groove with a Lakland 4-94, and has some of the best solo chops around. Not a joke. He is a heavy cat.
Sorry no YouTube. You'll just have to pick up those 2 albums and you will never regret it.

Here's an interview with him:
http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?storycode=15888

I saw Garrett and the Motet Trio (bass, sax, drums) open for Scofield, Medesky and Deich at the Boulder theatre last week. Talked with Garrett after the show. Not only a great player but a really nice guy as well.

Then there was the Scofield set - Yikes!

[RickC]

Ha! Cool to see Garrett getting some mention here. Heavy cat says it all; just a monster groove player with strong jazz skills as well. He supposedly started on upright, but I've never heard him in that context; would be interesting.

I'm listening to this *smokin* Motet set right now:

http://www.archive.org/details/motet2007-04-22.matrix

/rick

[thombo]

garrett's the man! cool guy also. i've had the pleasure of seeing him many times through the years.

[m.oreilly]

man, i dunno how i missed this on the archive. thanks for posting it up

[KeithPas]

http://www.myspace.com/garrettsayers

You are not kidding, this dude is a monster!!!

[JAUQO III-X]

Check out the track Expensive S./with Christian McBride.

http://www.myspace.com/garrettsayers

[thombo]

when i 1st saw garrett, he was killing it on fretless stingray (w/ boston band the miracle orchestra)... i believe that is what christian was playing on that track (i know he has a pensa of his own). he now plays w/ soul artist dwele, as well as the motet.

[RickC]

Unfortunately, I didn't find out about Garrett till *after* the Miracle Orchestra; wish I could've caught that band live.

/rick

[edwinhurwitz]

I've been seeing Garrett ever since he moved to Boulder (I played with the Motet drummer, Dave Watts for the previous 10 years in Skin and Shockra) and he's without a doubt my favorite bassist in Colorado. A very wonderful human being as well. It's always a joy to hang with him. Colorado has a very cool musical family, of which the Motet is a nexus. Almost everyone out here has played with them. Thanksgiving feasts when everyone comes together are great!

[edwinhurwitz]

PS I believe that is the Fully Celebrated Miracle Orchestra. Timo was the bassist in that outfit when I lived in Boston.

[RickC]

Hi Edwin. Fully Celebrated is a different band; I think they're still around and Timo is still playing with them. Lotta "orchestras" up here in beantown :-).

Here's the MO's old myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/themiracleorchestra

btw, I was talking with Geoff Scott, the Miracle Orchestra's guitarist, last weekend and the idea of a reunion show came up; it would be a wonderful thing if it happened.

/rick

[LightGroove]

Not much to add....I remember catching his 1st show with the Motet in a small bar in Steamboat Springs at a String Cheese aftershow....

My avatar says the rest...