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"A celebration of a singular voice" The Westerlies reimagine the music of a mentor

Brass Quartet The Westerlies
Ebru Yildiz

Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar and Trombonist Andy Clausen of pioneering quartet The Westerlies discuss their new album celebrating the music of Bill Frisell and their upcoming Big Ears debut.

The Westerlies are celebrating the 75th birthday of Bill Frisell and the 15th year of the ensemble with a new album Have you Heard? The Music of Bill Frisell Vol. 1. The group brings this fresh batch of music to Knoxville with a performance at Big Ears, Sunday March 29th at 5:00pm in St. John’s Cathedral.

A Kansas native, Matthew began his journey south by attending the University of Georgia. It was here that he got his start in public radio, working on WUGA’s classical program Night Music. After graduating in 2024 with degrees in music and computer science, Matthew joined WUOT as host of the Afternoon Concert.