Michael Musillami Trio Tonight and Saturday (NYC)

The Michael Musillami Trio will perform tonight at Brooklyn's Barbes, the first of two NYC dates on its current tour supporting the release of its second recording, Dachau (Playscape Recordings). The group, which features guitarist/composer Musillami with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, will be joined by special guest, vibraphonist Tom Beckham, for tonight's performance and both Beckham and saxophonist Tom Christensen for their Saturday night performance at Detour.

The details follow:

Wednesday, November 9th at 10pm
Michael Musillami Trio with special guest Tom Beckham
Barbes
376 9th St. (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Admission is $8
(718) 965-9177
http://barbesbrooklyn.com/

Saturday, November 12th at 9:30pm
Michael Musillami Trio with special guests Tom Christensen and Tom Beckham
Detour
349 E. 13th Street
No cover
(212) 533-6212
http://www.jazzatdetour.com

About the Michael Musillami Trio
Critics called the Michael Musillami Trio's May 2003 debut, Beijing (Playscape Recordings), “a vehicle for improvisers to kick things into a higher gear with enthusiastic, interconnected playing" (AllAboutJazz.com), “a production awash with a sense of intimacy via the artists' close-knit musicianship" (All Music Guide), and a session with “a fresh and vibrant sensibility" (Jazz Times). Hartford Courant reviewer Richard Kamins added, “Each track has something to recommend it." The band's second recording, Dachau, was released in September, and critics have already called it “by far the best jazz guitar-based disc I've heard this year" (Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery) and “a winner in every way" (Jerry D'Souza, AllAboutJazz.com). AllAboutJazz-New York reviewer Elliott Simon writes, “...the music is wonderfully uplifting and powerfully creative. This is expertly played music from a core trio of true professionals that gels exceedingly well." Known as “one of the more imaginative guitarists in jazz" (Signal to Noise), Musillami has recorded more than a dozen recordings as a leader and is the founder of the acclaimed five-year old Playscape Recordings label, called one of the best labels of 2003 by AllAboutJazz-New York. More information is available at http://www.michaelmusillami.com and http:// www.playscape-recordings.com respectively.