Home » Jazz Musicians » Slauson Malone

Slauson Malone

Sign in / sign up and request update access to the Slauson Malone page.


Tags

2
Album Review

Slauson Malone: A Quiet Farwell, 2016–2018

Read "A Quiet Farwell, 2016–2018" reviewed by John Bricker


Like the black hole its cover image evokes, Slauson Malone's debut solo album, A Quiet Farwell, 2016—2018 is a beautiful mystery, using disorienting samples and despondent beats to confuse and captivate. Jasper Marsalis—son of jazz legend Wynton Marsalis—rejected formal musical training, instead establishing himself under his pseudonym as a forward-thinking hip-hop producer through his work with New York experimental collective Standing on the Corner. While A Quiet Farwell, 2016— 2018 uses dusty soul samples, warped vocals and lo-fi drums, familiar ...

Read more articles

Music

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.