Jazz Articles about Brian Groder

Brian Groder: Groder & Greene

by Mark Corroto
November 5, 2009

Trumpeter Brian Groder has a talent for creating combinations of players to achieve certain musical outcomes. This instinct is especially important when the territory traversed is free jazz , where the mixtures of players are indispensable if the music is to be coherent. On Groder & Greene, the free jazz is indeed cogent and compelling.

This disc follows Torque (Latham Records, 2006), where Groder was paired with free jazz legend/octogenarian Sam Rivers. Here he invites Burton Greene, the Chicago jazzman ...

Brian Groder: Torque

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 11, 2007

Il nome del trombettista Brian Groder suonerà piuttosto sconosciuto ai più e il rischio maggiore è che senza il “richiamo" della presenza di Sam Rivers, anche questo disco, pubblicato dalla Latham, sarebbe passato prevalentemente sotto silenzio. Sarebbe stato un vero peccato. Perché la musica di queste quattordici, medio-brevi, composizioni/improvvisazioni è davvero stimolante e per una serie ampia di motivi: primo fra tutti l'ottima intesa tra i due fiati, un Groder acidulo e pacato, in molte cose memore del Davis della ...

Brian Groder: Torque

by Elliott Simon
March 2, 2007

The axis on which this session rotates is the superb rhythm section of bassist Doug Mathews and drummer Anthony Cole. That said, Torque is likewise an intergenerational jazz jaunt that works exceptionally well due to several factors: the extreme level of comfort that flutist/saxophonist Sam Rivers has with this rhythm section; the fact that Rivers, at the age of 83, can still stylistically blow away just about anybody; and the chops and compositional skills of the driving force behind this ...

Brian Groder: Torque

by Ken Kase
December 27, 2006

Once in a great while, a new release comes along in which all the elements of musical magic come together: great ensemble playing, impeccable and sensitive improvisation, and great compositional structures that make it all work. Trumpeter Brian Groder's Torque is one of those rare releases in which everything clicks.Groder's cohorts on this release are the members of the Sam Rivers Trio, and even the most cursory listen reveals that such a combination of musicians is truly inspired. ...

Brian Groder: Torque

by Samuel Chell
December 26, 2006

I've always tried to remain open to the avant-garde, except when the musicians' freedom comes at the expense of the listener's, forcibly invading the precious personal space required for an aesthetic response. On three occasions when I caught Coltrane following the departure of Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner, I reached such a point but stayed out of devotion, even as I witnessed the house empty. With certain free players, however, I've simply had to leave--not so much because they were ...