Sebastian Noelle - System One

2021 release

Sebastian Noelle (g), Matt Mitchell (p), Chris Tordini (b), Dan Weiss (d)

System One finds Noelle leading a stellar quartet bringing together four artists all gifted at the art of rooting the thorny and labyrinthine within the profoundly personal. The guitarist is joined by pianist Matt Mitchell (Dave Douglas, Tim Berne); bassist Chris Tordini (Steve Lehman, Tyshawn Sorey); and drummer Dan Weiss (Chris Potter, Rudresh Mahanthappa).

“I wanted to make more intuitive decisions in my music,” Noelle explains. “I tried to avoid overthinking things. It’s not really something you can do consciously; it’s more about constructing the music and then abandoning it if it doesn’t have that emotional connection."