Results for "MRC Trio"

MRC Trio

That Magic Thread

By MRC Trio

Label: Canada Council for the Arts
Released: 2006
Track listing: Act 1; Act 2; Act 3; Act 4.

MRC Trio: That Magic Thread

by Glenn Astarita
January 30, 2006

The MRC Trio abides by a corpulent sound that's shaded with electronics and oddly formed undertones. The musicians generate pumping grooves to quell what would ordinarily appear to be modern/free jazz implementation. Sure, there are plenty of torrid improvisational encounters and ventures into the free domain, but the band often renders stylish world music grooves and ...

That Magic Thread

By MRC Trio

Label: Romhog Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Act 1 (Scenes 1-4). Act 2. Act 3 (Scenes 1-5). Act 4 (Scenes 1-3).

MRC Trio: That Magic Thread

by Paul Olson
January 16, 2005

The hardest-working musician in Canada just might be drummer Barry Romberg, who, in addition to various sideman gigs, plays in the Barry Romberg Group, the Three Sisters, Inside Out, and the MRC Trio--and distributes recordings by these ensembles on his own Romhog Records. The MRC Trio, a collaborative group with violinist Hugh Marsh and five-string cellist ...

Tribal Dance

By MRC Trio

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2003
Track listing: Reunion; Slumber Party; Simply Said; Tiger in the Sun; Tribal Dance.

MRC Trio: Tribal Dance

by Jim Santella
April 2, 2003

Spontaneous composition, in its purest form, seldom swings with the kind of vitality that flows from the MRC Trio on this contemporary album. Each piece is wholly improvised, and Hugh Marsh adds quite a bit of off-the-wall electronic pizazz. Yet, Barry Romberg and Rufus Cappadocia ensure that their trio session swings thoroughly. The secret is in ...