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Danny Green Trio: Altered Narratives

Read "Altered Narratives" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 2, 2016

Pianist Danny Green took a big step up in the piano trio rankings with 2014's After The Calm (OA2 Records). The San Diego-based group focused in on a distinctive and beautiful set of Green originals and recorded them with a continuity of mood and an ebullient brio--like three guys who knew what they were doing in an art that demands nuance and delicacy sitting beside--in time's flow--a rise and fall of robustness of approach that just might evolve, when the ...

Album Review

Danny Green Trio: After the Calm

Read "After the Calm" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
February 2, 2015

San Diego-based pianist/composer and educator Danny Green polishes off his third album as leader with the exceptional After the Calm offering ten outstanding original compositions of the mainstream contemporary nature blending a bit of the aggressive groove with a good portion of intimate jazz ballads and just a touch of Brazil for good measure and variety. While his previous two recordings were performed with small combos, this effort captures the pianist in the standard piano trio format featuring original band ...

Album Review

Danny Green Trio: After the Calm

Read "After the Calm" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
November 28, 2014

San Diego-based pianist Danny Green's 2012 CD release, A Thousand Ways Home (Tapestry Records) was too much of a good thing. A lot of fine music, but the album as a whole was over the edge on the shuffle in-and-out guest artistic slots for those who prefer a more focused and cohesive recording. After the Calm, Green's debut on OA2 Records doesn't have that problem. It is a straight through trio outing that showcases the pianist's particular skills ...

Album Review

Danny Green: A Thousand Ways Home

Read "A Thousand Ways Home" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
November 21, 2012

Danny Green delivers his second album as leader with A Thousand Ways Home mirroring the same design he employed for his impressive debut With You In Mind (Alante, 2008). With a strong affinity for Brazilian, classical and jazz music, the San Diego pianist touched upon each of the genres in his first recording and continues his love affair here by incorporating elements from all and, as he states, “blending them together in my own way." A gifted composer, as well ...