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Montreal Jazz Trio: Montreal Jazz Trio

by Dan McClenaghan
October 23, 2021

We had the Modern Jazz Quartet, sometimes tagged MJQ, from 1952 until--after a stop and start or two--the early 90's. They were a class act, playing in formal attire, playing classically-influenced jazz with a dollop (sometimes more than a dollop) of the blues. Restraint and laid back complexity was the name of the game. Now we have the Montreal Jazz Trio (we could call them MJT, though there is no indication that they have ever claimed that title) ...