Jazz Articles about The Cloudmakers Trio

The Cloudmakers Trio With Ralph Alessi: Live At The Pizza Express

by Bruce Lindsay
September 9, 2012

The Cloudmakers Trio brings together three of the most inventive players on the UK scene: vibraphonist and band originator Jim Hart, drummer Dave Smith and expat American bassist Michael Janisch. On its debut, Live At The Pizza Express (released on Janisch's Whirlwind Recordings), the band is joined by New York trumpeter Ralph Alessi. It's a beautifully recorded set, although the live atmosphere of the Soho club is generally absent, with just a couple of bursts of applause to indicate the ...