Jazz Articles about Robinson

Robinson / Schuller / Bier: Children's Song

by Andrey Henkin
January 15, 2006

In mathematics, there are three basic types of triangles: scalene (no congruent sides), isosceles (two congruent sides), and equilateral (all sides congruent). If the trio of clarinetist Perry Robinson, bassist Ed Schuller, and drummer Ernst Bier became the subject of a mathematical paper, they would create a new type of triangle, one whose congruency of sides is not fixed but instead changes over time. Recorded live in 1990 in Cologne, Germany, this performance demonstrates how jazz is ...