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Barnicle Bill Trio

John Engels: Looking Back, Moving Forward

by Joan Gannij
April 28, 2015

Drummer John Engels has the energy of two forty-year olds, which is pretty impressive, since he will soon be turning 80. He will celebrate this auspicious occasion with the Vogel Vrij (Free as a Bird) tour, a series of concerts at diverse venues throughout the Netherlands (with saxophonists Benny Golson and Benjamin Herman) which began in ...

No Black Tie

By Barnicle Bill Trio

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Brilliant Corners; Free Like a Bird; Three Little Words; Little Girl I Miss You; Vancouver Lights; Straight No Chaser; For All We Know; Dr. Jekyll; Sweet and Lovely; Cruel Calypso.

Barnicle Bill Trio: No Black Tie

by Ian Patterson
July 12, 2013

Barnicle Bill Trio dates to 2009, when drummer John Engels, bassist Mark Haanstra and alto saxophonist Miguel Martinez moved beyond jam sessions to the recording studio. BBT's eponymous debut (Self Produced, 2010) served up straight ahead, old-school jazz standards, with singer-songwriter Elvis Costello's “Almost Blue" the sole nod to modern times. BBT's second recording features another ...