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Tridruga: Tridruga

by AAJ Staff
September 1, 2000

The fusion of jazz with Eastern European traditions has been recently championed on recordings by groups such as Dave Douglas's Tiny Bell Trio and Pachora. At the center of the storm since its inception in the mid-'90s stands guitarist Brad Shepik. His technical fluency on the guitar and keen openness to the melodies, harmonies, and rhythms of the near-east have made him a regular staple in these groups.

Tridruga (pronounced tree-drooga; “three friends") presents Shepik in a novel trio with ...