Trio

Gunter Christmann / Mats Gustafsson / Paul Lovens: Trio

by Nic Jones
July 23, 2010

The language of free improvisation is decades old now and its power to shock has arguably diminished accordingly. If there's something in the contention that everything once radical is eventually co-opted by an ever broadening mainstream, free improvisation still gives the lie to it. Still the creative process behind it can appear inscrutable, and the very lack of predetermination often gives the resulting music a singular tension and release. Both that creative process and the tension and ...

Wasilewski/Kurkiewicz/Miskiewicz: Trio

by AAJ Staff
March 14, 2005

When scientists want to look at the effect of a variable in a given scenario, they remove or replace it, then see what happens. It's impossible to be rigorously scientific about human nature, but the empirical approach still has some clues to offer when it comes to group dynamics.

Take for example the group led by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. Since recruiting his backing trio as teenagers in 1993, he's spent a good deal of time working with ...

Wasilewski/Kurkiewicz/Miskiewicz: Trio

by John Kelman
February 10, 2005

Pianist Marcin Wasilewski, double-bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz, and drummer Michal Miskiewicz are best known as the young Polish musicians who have collaborated with trumpet legend Tomasz Stanko in recent years, in particular on Soul of Things and Suspended Night . But while Stanko has been a mentor since '93, first calling Wasilewski when he was only sixteen looking for a trio to support him when his regular rhythm section was unavailable, the three have also maintained a separate musical existence, releasing ...

Aoki/Hunsinger/Jarman: Trio

by Celeste Sunderland
March 17, 2004

High, shrill, and alone, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger’s soprano saxophone provides an apt opening to a culturally vibrant musical tale. Signifying the solitude of the individual in the rich complexity of the universe, double reed master Hunsinger is joined by multi-instrumentalist Joseph Jarman and bassist Tatsu Aoki on Trio, an intensely contemplative album that traverses tremendous terrain with ten tracks. The music, incorporating variations of eleven different wind instruments and a dappling of percussion, tethered by Aoki’s thoughtful ...

Aoki/Hunsinger/Jarman: Trio

by Mark Corroto
February 1, 2003

Since its inception in the 1960s, Chicago’s influential AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) has been dedicated to the expansion of our musical language. The founders and participants have included Muhal Richard Abrams, Lester Bowie, Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, and Jack DeJohnette. Their influence has been felt beyond Chicago in the travels and inventions of The Art Ensemble Of Chicago. In the last decade we have seen the resurgence of Fred Anderson and the AACM-inspired work of Chicago-based ...

Bob Magnusson Joins Former Trio Mates Wofford, Plank In San Diego Hall Of Fame

Source: Jim Trageser
October 11, 2025

Legendary jazz bassist Bob Magnusson, who cut his teeth in Buddy Rich’s big band before joining Sarah Vaughan’s combo, was inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Magnusson joins 2024 inductee Jim Plank (drums) and 2023 inductee Mike Wofford (piano), the three of whom comprised the classic house band at Elario’s nightclub in La Jolla in the 1980s—where they backed a veritable Who’s Who of national touring jazz artists. (Wofford passed on Sept. ...
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Groundbreaking Traditional + New Musical Conversations On The Balafon + Guitars From Mande Trio, Guitari Baro

Source: Angie Lemon PR
October 4, 2025

First new artist release through Chrysalis Global, an imprint of Chrysalis Records Produced by an A-list team: Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán + Pape Armand Boye “Three outstanding Malian and Guinean griots…. Co-produced by Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán and Pape Armand Boye, and recorded in a single session in Dakar, guitarists Gaoussou Kouyaté and Kerfala Diabaté are brilliantly underpinned by the subtle rhythmic patterns of Lassana Diabaté’s balafon. 5-stars.” —Songlines “It is a rare dialogue between balafon and guitar by hereditary ...
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Italian Trombone Trio 'Sliders' To Tour Japan In October

Source: Filippo Vignato
September 23, 2025

Following the acclaimed recording debut of their trio Sliders with Filippo Vignato, Federico Pierantoni and Lorenzo Manfredini will fly to Japan for six performances from October 3 to 11, 2025. Tour Dates October 3 – Tokyo, Italian Cultural Institute October 6 – Chiba, Soba Café October 7 – Nagoya, KD Japon October 9 – Kobe, Brothers and Sisters October 10 – Kyoto, En-Lab October 11 – Osaka, Zatto Four Sliders is an unusual and surprising musical formation, with no precedent ...
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Jazz Across The Generations: The Marel Hidalgo Organ Trio Featuring Roger Humphries And Leonieke Scheuble at Clements Place Jazz on August 15, 2025

Source: Gregory Burrus
July 21, 2025

Step into a night of soulful swing and timeless artistry as the Marel Hidalgo Organ Trio commands the stage at Clements Place Jazz, one of the area's most beloved intimate venues. This powerful performance showcases three exceptional musicians spanning generations, delivering a concert that is both historical and fresh Leading the ensemble is 16-year-old Marel Hidalgo, a guitar prodigy whose command of the instrument belies his age. Joining him is the iconic Roger Humphries, age 81, whose legendary rhythms have ...
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The Gilmore Releases Exclusive Concert Video Of Mehldau-McBride-Gilmore Trio on July 8, 2025

Source: AMT Public Relations
July 8, 2025

Available on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. EST via YouTube Dr. Pierre van der Westhuizen, Executive and Artistic Director of The Gilmore, announced today the premiere video release of a recent concert by three Grammy-winning jazz artists: acclaimed pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist extraordinaire Christian McBride, and increasingly renowned drummer Marcus Gilmore. Performed before a sold-out audience at The Gilmore in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on April 13, 2025, the powerhouse trio shared the stage for an 80-minute set stocked with ...
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Mikkel Ploug Reunites With His Original Trio To Release 'Hope' On Songlines Recordings

Source: GoMedia PR
February 23, 2025

Danish guitarist-composer Mikkel Ploug has had a long association with Songlines. The first of three recordings by the avant chamber-jazz trio Equilibrium, which he co-leads with Sissel Vera Pettersen and Joachim Badenhorst, appeared in 2009, and those were followed by two solo acoustic guitar titles, Alleviation (2017) and Day in the Sun (2022). Hope is the latest record by his very first jazz group, formed in 2006 with Danish bassist Jeppe Skovbakke and Irish drummer Sean Carpio. Recorded in studio ...
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PK Music Proudly Presents Christos Yerolatsitis’s Debut Piano Trio Album 'Daydreaming'

Source: Christos Yerolatsitis
February 14, 2025

PK Music announces the upcoming release of Daydreaming, the debut piano trio album from Cypriot pianist and composer Christos Yerolatsitis. Officially hitting platforms on March 14, 2025, this deeply personal collection showcases Yerolatsitis’s singular voice, blending modern jazz with the vibrant hues of his Mediterranean roots. Having previously worked with world-renowned musicians such as Erik Truffaz, Ranjit Barot, and Masa Kamaguchi, Yerolatsitis now brings his own compositions to the forefront. He joins forces with Greek double bassist Grigoris Theodoridis and ...
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Backgrounder: Herbie Nichols Trio - Master Takes

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 18, 2025

Pianist Herbie Nichols has long been considered a Thelonious Monk disciple. In truth, Nichols had his own modernist bag that combined bebop's jagged attack and Dixieland's hard syncopation. A fascinating artist who was largely ignored during his lifetime (1919-1963), Nichols is perhaps best known for penning the jazz standard Lady Sings the Blues. Nichols began recording as a leader in 1955 after begging Blue Note's Alfred Lion to capture him in the studio. On his first albums, The Prophetic Herbie ...
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Backgrounder: Horace Silver Trio (1952)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 7, 2024

Looking back, we can say now that Horace Silver was way ahead of his time. The pianist not only invented hard bop piano but also funk. All in 1952, two years after being discovered by tenor saxophonist Stan Getz in Hartford, Ct. Silver's first album was a 10-inch LP recorded for Blue Note in October 1952. The recording—New Faces New Sounds (Introducing the Horace Silver Trio)—is astonishing in that Silver unleashed an entirely new approach on the piano that fused ...
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Sol Roots Trio Perform At The Room At Cedar Grove on November 9, 2024

Source: 9th Floor Music
November 8, 2024

On Saturday November 9, world class guitarist and vocalist Sol Roots brings a trio to perform at the intimate concert hall and supper club, The Room at Cedar Grove, which is located on Delaware's scenic coast. Sol Roots performs an award-winning blend of New Orleans influenced funk, deep blues, heartfelt jazz and soul, and energetic rock. Known for his ferocious guitar skills and soulful vocals, Sol has toured around the world with many musical legends. Sol has spent most of ...
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