Aaron Parks, Matt Brewer, and Eric Harland Conjure Form From Thin Air on ‘Volume One’
Volume One is a casual jazz trio session from Aaron Parks, Matt Brewer, and Eric Harland and offers surprising complexity and modern form.
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Mostly Other People Do the Killing Remain “Disastrously” Wonderful
Jazz pranksters Mostly Other People Do the Killing return as an acoustic piano trio with electronics, peddling tuneful tales of destruction on Disasters Vol. 1.
Pianist Vijay Iyer Looks Back and Ahead with His New Trio on ‘Uneasy’
Vijay Iyer Trio’s Uneasy is a set of modern piano jazz covering a remarkable range, featuring three brilliant musical imaginations playing well together.
Jazz’s Denny Zeitlin and Trio Get Adventurous on ‘Live at Mezzrow’
West Coast pianist Denny Zeitlin creates a classic and adventurous live set with his long-standing trio featuring Buster Williams and Matt Wilson on Live at Mezzrow.
Rising Young Jazz Pianist Micah Thomas Debuts with ‘Tide’
Micah Thomas' Tide is the debut of a young jazz pianist who is comfortable and fluent in a "new mainstream": abstraction as well as tonality, freedom as well as technical complexity.
Fabian Almazan Trio’s ‘This Land Abounds with Life’ Re-Invents a Classic Jazz Format
An increasing compelling and mature composer and pianist, Fabian Almazan is showing how the piano trio format can be renewed with an orchestral approach using texture and layers of compelling elements, including field recordings, intelligently utilized electronics, and strings.
Kait Dunton and trioKAIT Create a Thrilling and Original Soulful Jazz Sound on ‘trioKAIT 2’
A new kind of jazz trio demonstrates that 21st century jazz can be subtle and soulful at the same time, still mining the power of conversation.