JEFF COFFIN, saxophonist with Dave Matthews Band – and 3x Grammy Award winner with Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (1997-2010), mu’tates once again with his unclassifiable, genre-smashing, all-star band, JEFF COFFIN & the MU’TET, on their new Ear Up Records recording SIDE UP.

The members of the Mu’tet are some of the finest musicians on the planet – fellow Flecktone, and 5x Grammy Award winner, ROY ‘FUTUREMAN’ WOOTEN on acoustic drums, FELIX PASTORIUS (bassist with the Hipster Assassins & son of Jaco Pastorius) on electric bass, BILL ‘THE SPACEMAN’ FANNING on trumpet/space trumpet & CHRIS WALTERS on acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B-3 organ & melodica.

As was the case with the previous Mu’tet CD ‘INTO THE AIR’, Coffin collaborated with various members of the band during the writing of the music. “I came up with a basic working model for the tunes and then we fleshed it out from there. These guys are all composers and their ideas really spark some beautiful creative, compositional moments. We’re all open to the variety of possibilities that exist and I’m grateful for their input and creativity.” – JC

Joining the Mu’tet on SIDE UP are a number of equally world class, top call, guest musicians. From tabla to tambourine, harp to harmonium, horns to harmonica, this recording embodies Coffin’s musical vision as a bandleader, composer and instrumentalist. Coffin again reaches into a deep musical well with this astonishing new studio recording – and his always accessible, memorable, sometimes haunting, original compositions continue to be influenced by diverse cultures of music from around the globe.

All the photographs contained on this project (as well as previous recordings, INTO THE AIR, MU’TOPIA & BLOOM) were taken by Jeff. The CD artwork on SIDE UP is all street graffiti from Brasil. For more on Jeff’s photography, please visit www.jeffcoffinphotography.com

“…twisting the mind like a metaphysical puzzle.”
– www.hittinthenote.com