Rick Peckham Trio

Rick Peckham Trio: Left End

by Mark F. Turner
June 6, 2004

Left End has definitely got attitude. Combining the rock aesthetic with jazz improvisation, guitarist Rick Peckham has a background in jazz academics (he taught a Thelonious Monk class for ten years at Berklee) and with rock influences (ZZ Top and Neil Young). Jazz and rock music have had an interesting, if somewhat uneasy, relationship over the years. Early examples included Jimi Hendrix's merging free style playing with classic rock elements, as did Jeff Beck, Scott Henderson, and countless other guitarists ...