Jazz Articles about Lynne Arriale

Lynne Arriale Trio: Live

by Donald Elfman
June 16, 2007

Quietly and brilliantly the Lynne Arriale Trio has been defining the art of the piano trio. For nearly fifteen years, Arriale, bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Steve Davis have created smart, inventive jazz that has the capacity to wow audiences thanks to its expansive approach to tunes, virtuosic playing and sheer longevity. And, of course, it celebrates that rare--in the jazz world--phenomenon of a group playing together for a long period of time. This album also celebrates the joy of ...

Lynne Arriale Trio: Live

by Jim Santella
October 11, 2006

This CD/DVD set was recorded at the 36th annual Burghausen Jazz Week last year. The trio, which has been together since 1993, brings fresh ideas to the forum for this concert date, which took place in a large auditorium with excellent acoustics. The performance swings comfortably, and yet it's loaded with surprises.

Pianist Lynne Arriale is a master of cool persuasion. She likes to caress the keyboard and let things settle in gradually. Whether she's interpreting a warm ...

Lynne Arriale Trio: Live

by John Kelman
October 10, 2006

Lyricism and empathy provide the focus for pianist Lynne Arriale's Live. There's nothing wrong with reaching out to an audience with catchy melodies and accessible rhythms, as this trio makes clear. Arriale is supported by bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Steve Davis--veteran players who, despite busy schedules, have made Arriale a priority since joining her on her debut, The Eyes Have It (DMP, 1993).

As is evident on Live, an audience that's properly engaged can be led almost anywhere. The ...

The Lynne Arriale Trio: Come Together

by Jack Bowers
November 20, 2004

Anyone who can keep a jazz trio intact for ten years, as pianist Lynne Arriale has done, deserves a medal for doing nothing more than that. But Arriale does more. For one thing, she plays flawlessly, as one would expect from someone who has caressed the keyboard as long as she has; for another, she composes and arranges; and last but not least, she charts the course that the trio will follow.

On Come Together, the path Arriale has chosen ...

The Lynne Arriale Trio: Come Together

by Mark F. Turner
October 6, 2004

The Lynne Arriale Trio is yet another distinguished piano trio on the current jazz scene. Along with drummer Steve Davis and bassist Jay Anderson, Lynne Arriale celebrates their tenth anniversary release with Come Together and gives new listeners a taste of their own identity with fresh performances and superb musicianship. Past releases Arise and Inspiration have earned the trio praise, airplay, as well as standing ovations at events such the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams “Women in Jazz" Festival in ...

The Lynne Arriale Trio: Arise

by C. Michael Bailey
May 10, 2003

Lynne Arriale has developed a reputation for being an intelligently harmonic and effortlessly lyrical pianist, orbiting in the same rarified sphere as Fred Hersch, Alan Broadbent, and the late Tommy Flanagan. Ms. Arriale has maintained a stably performing trio for the past number of years, accruing many recordings to her credit, including—Melody, Inspiration and Live At the Montreux Jazz Festival. Her new recording, Arise, was in part inspired by the September 11, 2001 tragedy and that inspiration is reflected in ...

Lynne Arriale Trio: Inspiration

by C. Michael Bailey
March 1, 2002

Intellectual Music...

Lynne Arriale and her fine trio have become a bright diamond in the TCB catalog. To date she has released four recordings: A Long Road Home (TCB 979520), Melody (TCB 99552), Live At Montreux (20252) and the present Inspiration. I am continually stuck with the sheer cerebral power of Ms. Arriale's playing. She is a smart performer with and expansive and orchestral style that substitute the mundane earthiness encountered in many trio settings with a sophisticated intellect, exuding ...