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The Nice Guy Trio: Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
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 ...
The Nice Guy Trio: Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio
by Mark Corroto
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 ...
Stefon Harris & Blackout: Urbanus
by John Kelman
Since emerging in the late 1990s as the vibraphonist of his generation, Stefon Harris has been unfairly tagged as an overly cerebral player for Blue Note projects like the elaborate Grand Unification Theory (2003) and African Tarantella: Dances for Duke (2006). Evolution (Blue Note, 2004), Harris' first with his groove-happy Blackout band, went a long way ...