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Two Exciting New Releases From Pianist Andrew Nixon

Source: Andrew Nixon
April 8, 2025

Following up his two trio albums with Nixon, Croft, and Goretti (In Congruence, 2021 and Outside Agitators, 2024), pianist and composer Andrew Nixon has put forth a new piano/bass duo album along with bassist James Benders, titled Rough Edges. The style here is at times very free and at times very structured, with six new original compositions joining two spontaneous improvisations. From Andrew Nixon: “This is a wonderfully unique recording. I love these pieces and James (Benders) gave them exactly ...

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Jazz Trio Nixon, Croft And Goretti Release Impressive Debut Album Of All Original Compositions. Available Now.

Source: Andrew Nixon
February 1, 2021

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

Source: Andrew Nixon
January 14, 2021

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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