Jazz Articles about The Nice Guy Trio

The Nice Guy Trio: Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
December 22, 2009

It's obvious just from this trio's composition--trumpet, accordion, and bass--that something new is going on. It's also clear that to fully appreciate this boundary-busting CD, you must let go of your usual musical signposts. Even a taste for the wildest of free jazz won't prepare you for this music, since it's far too thoughtfully conceived and constructed. If you must have some category to file this under, try “Italian film music" (think Cinema Paradiso (1988) or Federico Fellini's more benign ...

The Nice Guy Trio: Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio

by Mark Corroto
November 8, 2009

Give three imaginative artists a yearlong residency in a performance space, located in a breeding ground for creative music and the results hopefully will turn out to be something like Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio.

Canadian trumpeter Darren Johnston, now living in the Bay area of San Francisco, spent a year making music at the Red Poppy Art House in the Mission District with the aptly named Nice Guy Trio with accordionist Rob Reich and bassist Daniel ...