The saxophone was created to mimic the human voice and I think that's why I gravitated toward the saxophone eventually. I'd loved the clarinet, but there's something about the saxophone that just grabs you.
Matana RobertsLeading a band is fun, but it's not always something I want to continually focus on. I have my toes in a lot of different things.
Matana RobertsI have a really big interest in the spirit world: spooks and the things we can't necessarily see but feel.
Matana RobertsListening to the birds tells you different things about a place. I heard bird sounds I'd never heard before. I heard street sounds and country sounds and city sounds that are very different from what it is I'm used to and I get very fascinated about how that marks a place.
Matana Roberts