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Stéphane Escoms Trio+: Meeting Point

Read "Meeting Point" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
January 27, 2015

Allievo di Chucho Valdes e del bulgaro Mario Stantchev, il pianista Stéphane Escoms ha autoprodotto questo lavoro dove alterna brani in trio ad altri con ospiti: i chitarristi Anthony Winzenrieth e Donald Regnier, il sassofonista Damien Prudhomme, la cantante ecuadoriana Maria Tejada, il violoncellista inglese Danny Keane e il flautista indiano G.S. Rajan. In trio Escoms privilegia uno stile vicino ai pianisti jazz degli anni cinquanta (Red Garland, Hank Jones) ma non esclude momenti concitati, dove le iterazioni ...

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Stéphane Escoms Trio+: Meeting Point

Read "Meeting Point" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
October 27, 2014

On Meeting Point, French pianist and composer Stéphane Escoms augments his working trio with a dizzying array of musical guests. Ostensibly, the title is a reference to Escoms' flexibility and range as an improvising musician, because each of the collaborations carries with it a distinct ethnic flavor. Fortunately, there's enough space left over for the trio to strut its own unique stuff on five tracks, one of which-"K.M.A."-was written by Escoms' mentor, the brilliant Bulgarian pianist Mario Stantchev. Stantchev's tune ...