Jazz Articles about Chris Trinidad

Chris Trinidad: Chris Trinidad’s Certain Times

by Mark Sullivan
August 25, 2015

Bright, upbeat modern jazz from bassist/composer Chris Trinidad and his quartet. The Filipino-Canadian leader (now residing in the Bay Area) set out to make groove-oriented music; he structured the tunes with few chords (to give the soloists more freedom), and chose a low woodwind sound to occasionally double his bass riffs. The choice of instrumentation has the side benefit of giving the group a slightly unusual sound. Baritone saxophonist Charlie Gurke doubles Trinidad's bass part right out of ...