Jazz Articles about The Piano & Drums Project

The Piano & Drums Project: Motion

by Mark Sullivan
March 11, 2016

Mexican duo The Piano & Drums Project (P&Dp for short) plays extroverted populist jazz in the vein of groups like the Esbjörn Svensson Trio or The Bad Plus--they even include the requisite pop covers, “Head Over Heels" from Tears for Fears and Coldplay's “Trouble." Pianist Javier Reséndiz and drummer Jorge Fernandez produce a full sound: you never miss the bass. Their empathy is immediately demonstrated in the shifting rhythms of opening track “Reaching Some Space." “Para Téllez" has bass patterns ...