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About I Am Three

Album Review

Adventurous listeners who have been following the separate journeys of saxophonist Silke Eberhard, trumpeter Nikolaus Neuser and drummer Christian Marien have reason to rejoice whenever their paths converge, as they do once again in their trio I Am Three. Originally conceived as a Charles Mingus tribute project on its debut, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus (Leo Records, 2016), and a follow-up with vocalist Maggie Nicols on Mingus' Sounds of Love (Leo Records, 2019), I Am Three still retains a faint connection to ...

Album Review

I Am Three: Mingus, Mingus, Mingus

Read "Mingus, Mingus, Mingus" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
September 21, 2016

In addition to her many other projects, German alto saxophonist Silke Eberhard has made her mark by delving into the jazz tradition via her own distinctive, forward-looking sound. She collaborated with pianist Aki Takase in 2007 on Ornette Coleman's compositions (Ornette Coleman Anthology, Intakt), and she's done some fantastic work with her larger ensemble Potsa Lotsa in tribute to Eric Dolphy; in this regard, last year's superb Plays Love Suite by Eric Dolphy (jazzwerkstatt) is truly a must-listen for all ...