MMBC Release available on Bandcamp
https://michaelbisio.bandcamp.com/album/mmbc-terma
One of top ten recordings from Karl Ackermann’s list for 2022 in All About Jazz “Among the side effects of the 2020-2021 pandemic has been the rediscovery of misplaced resources. The trio MMBC dug up the fourteen-year-old recording MMBC Terma, a collection of nine group compositions and improvisations. MMBC is an acronym condensing the initials of the players. Tenor saxophonist (and psychoanalyst) Michael Monhart and drummer Ben Chadabe are lightly-recorded; acclaimed bassist-composer Michael Bisio rounds out the group. MMBC Terma has an energy that seems to pour out of every piece, increasing depth, and feeling.
The trio creates sounds of ethereal serenity and, alternately, colliding worlds. Monhart, Chadabe, and Bisio have plenty to say, and this album makes one wish they had created a larger body of work as a unit. Bisio has said that he hopes his music is a healing force; it is very much so on this album, which grows with repeated listening. The CD cover features the fascinating visual art of Dawn Bisio, Michael's wife.”
All About Jazz
“The music tends toward the quieter, more considered end of the spectrum. But all three dig deeply into their instruments and some outstanding music occurs…Great that this recording has finally been released and it is well worth hearing.” New York Jazz Record