Jazz Articles about Chris Crocco

About Chris Crocco

Album Review

Chris Crocco: The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio +

Read "The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio +" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
November 25, 2012

An up-and-coming jazz guitarist, whose unadorned, largely effects-free sound belies a truly modernist approach, Chris Crocco's Fluid Trio+ stands out a bit from the gaggle of current jazz guitar recordings by virtue of its sheer stylistic range, and by the virtuosity of the playing therein. Crocco, along with drummer Francisco Mela and bassist Peter Slavov, plays with the sort of urgency that makes jazz really come alive. Though his sound is more akin to the traditional approach of plectrists such ...

Album Review

Chris Crocco: The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio +

Read "The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio +" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 14, 2011

Segnatavi sia il nome del leader che il titolo del CD. Sono una ventata rinfrescante nell'asfittico panorama del jazz, grazie ad una serrata conversazione musicale che vede protagonisti il chitarrista newyorkese ed il celebre sassofonista George Garzone. Linee sghembe e frammentate sul modello tristaniano vanno a rinvigorire fortemente il respiro coltraniano di base, che fanno di Crocco uno dei chitarristi più disinvolti del jazz contemporaneo. Le sue composizioni lasciano il segno senza cadere nella scia della musica da repertorio, come ...

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Chris Crocco: The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio +

Read "The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio +" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
January 29, 2011

The best of creative modern jazz can be visualized like Providence's Waterfire: living, breathing art with the near silence of water and sizzle of fire. True to that spirit, The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio + offers both vitalizing and hushed elements in the sequence of tunes on its self-titled sophomore outing. Crocco, the southern-born, New York-based guitarist reunites with his original trio mates--mentor and saxophone icon, George Garzone, and drummer Francisco Mela. Bassist Peter Siavov rounds out the “+," though ...

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Chris Crocco: The Chris Crocco Trio +

Read "The Chris Crocco Trio +" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 26, 2010

What makes music fluid? Is it based on smooth transitions from section-to-section in each piece? The consistent flow of ideas from each individual artist involved in the music making process? The ability of a group to form a bond that allows them to travel along the same routes with simpatico sensibilities? The music of guitarist Chris Crocco's Fluid Trio measures up to any of these standards, and easily lives up to its name. Surprisingly, the “+" in the title is ...

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Chris Crocco: The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio

Read "The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio" reviewed by Laurel Gross

by Laurel Gross
June 1, 2007

If the old expression “you are the company you keep has any credence, then young guitarist Chris Crocco would appear to be headed in the right direction. For his debut CD, he gets strenuous support from the impressive Cuban-born drummer Francisco Mela as well as from veteran saxophonist George Garzone, whose tenor voicings can range from melodic to dissonant with many steps and moods in between. Mela is a very animated and accomplished player who seems to ...

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Chris Crocco: The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio

Read "The Chris Crocco Fluid Trio" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 24, 2007

Berklee College of Music grad and formidable guitarist Chris Crocco spends much of his time in the New York City area as a performer and educator. With his debut release, Crocco and his trio judiciously parallel the inference of the album title. Featuring sax giant George Garzone and drummer Francisco Mela, the music iterated here bridges finesse with power. Moreover, dynamics are poignantly distributed throughout these buoyantly executed pieces, while Crocco mans the lower register to occasionally compensate for the ...