Jazz Articles about Jeremy Bacon

Big Train: Travels

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 28, 2009

The title of the record may seem innocuous, even a tad trite (journeys across musical landscapes and that kind of stuff)... But then by the sound of it Big Train is more than a couple of journeymen. This is a duo that is rattling against convention. Pianist, Jeremy Bacon and tenor and soprano saxophonist Justin Flynn have undertaken these musical Travels forging a powerful partnership with bassist, Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Jeff Ballard. The result is more than a meeting ...