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Andrew Nixon, Ed Croft, Joe Goretti: Outside Agitators
by Chris May
In winter 2021, seemingly out of nowhere, pianist and composer Andrew Nixon brought a ray of sunlight to those fortunate enough to happen upon his debut album, the self-produced In Congruence. A review can be read here. A little research revealed that Nixon was a resident of Buffalo, NY, from whose university he had graduated with a master's degree in music theory in 2012. His trio, completed by bassist Ed Croft and drummer Joe Goretti, centred their activities on Buffalo, ...
Continue ReadingAndrew Nixon, Ed Croft, Joe Goretti: In Congruence
by Chris May
Every now and again an album comes along by a musician you have never heard of which knocks you sideways and, having done so, picks you up and makes you feel better about the world. Such an album is pianist Andrew Nixon's self-released debut, In Congruence. Nixon, we learn from his website, is a resident of Buffalo, NY, where, since graduating from the university with a master's in music theory in 2012, he has become something of ...
Continue ReadingJazz Trio Nixon, Croft And Goretti Release Impressive Debut Album Of All Original Compositions. Available Now.
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Andrew Nixon
In Congruence is the debut release from trio “Nixon, Croft and Goretti.” It features nine of Nixon’s original compositions. “Apart from composing, Nixon is a stand out pianist who swings like the long gone greats but still lives in the present. He's found that niche between the past and the future where musicality reigns supreme—Bill Evans had similar qualities.” —Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here On drums is Joe Goretti, a Berklee College of Music graduate whose credits include work with ...
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Jazz Trio Nixon, Croft And Goretti Releases Single 'Line For Sonny' Ahead Of Their Debut Album
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Andrew Nixon
Named after the hard-bop pianist Sonny Clark, “Line For Sonny” is an original composition by pianist/composer Andrew Nixon. Joining him are bassist Ed Croft (a three-time recipient of the JazzBuffalo poll for Best Acoustic Upright Bassist and a graduate of SUNY Fredonia and Bowling Green State University) and Joe Goretti (a Berklee College of Music graduate whose credits include work with Moby, Ne-Yo, Robyn, AJR, Ingrid Michelson, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), The Temptations and more). “The style is very ...
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Music
Azul Palida
From: Outside AgitatorsBy Ed Croft
Ruby's Waltz
From: In CongruenceBy Ed Croft
Line For Sonny
From: In CongruenceBy Ed Croft
