Triot

Triot With John Tchicai: Sudden Happiness

by Javier AQ Ortiz
May 5, 2005

Reedist John Tchicai is par for the Triot course in Sudden Happiness. Tchicai's work on tenor sax, as well as bass clarinet and vocals, is wholly en suite with this vividly youthful pianoless trio featuring Stefan Pasborg on drums, Nicolai Munch on bass, and Mikko Innanen on alto, soprano, and baritone saxophones. The wise restraint of the performances adds poignancy to their ensemble work and improvisations upon smartly arranged compositions, something uncommon among looser or so-called freer brands of jazz ...