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December 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Bill Charlap Trio: Street of Dreams
Bill Charlap Trio Street of Dreams Blue Note The jazz piano trio is a thing of beauty – a real test of interplay and musicianship, and of course the mercurial time-stretch between all of this; players working their own magic as a way to channel a collective good – a communal sound that feels as […]Archive
December 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Joe Farnsworth: City of Sounds
Joe Farnsworth City of Sounds Smoke Sessions Records Joe Farnsworth is a tasteful presence behind the kit, never overpowering, always empathic – so if you love trio jazz but worry slightly at the sight of drumsticks on the cover, fear not. Farnsworth leads his now regular trio – Kenny Barron on piano and Peter Washington […]Archive
September 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Frank Kimbrough: Ancestors
Frank Kimbrough Ancestors Sunnyside Frank Kimbrough was one hell of a piano player – and he leaves behind a legacy across composition, covers and improvisation. His sudden death at the end of last year a shock, a great sadness and it makes listening to this first posthumous album (recorded in 2017) bittersweet.Archive
August 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Kevin Hays, Ben Street & Billy Hart: All Things Are
Kevin Hays, Ben Street & Billy Hart All Things Are Smoke Sessions Records A wonderful intergenerational trio here releases a wonderful record that is cut from a couple of live-streamed (audience-free) gigs made late last year. Drumming legend Billy Hart had just turned 80.Archive
June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Ding Dong. You’re Dead.
Hedvig Mollestad Trio Ding Dong. You’re Dead. Rune Grammofon I might not have been there for every single album, and I’ve only reviewed half of them – but I am definitely a fan of Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad Trio. Formed in 2009 by guitarist Mollestad, with bassist Ellen Brekken and drummer Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, the trio […]Archive
June 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Three-Layer Cake: Stove Top
Three-Layer Cake Stove Top Rarenoise Records Three-Layer Cake is the latest project by bassist Mike Watt. You know him from Minutemen and fIREHOSE, from solo spots and cameos – including a stint with Iggy & The Stooges. So whilst indie and punk might be where he made his name, playing adventurous is absolutely his game. […]Archive
May 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog: What I Did On My Long Vacation (ep)
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog What I Did On My Long Vacation Knockwurst Music / Preposterous Bee Music / Wazir & Malika Music A get back to the studio project, a just shut up and play project, a lockdown mini album – this EP by Marc and his Ceramic Dog is really the starting point for […]Archive
April 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Vijay Iyer Trio: Uneasy
Vijay Iyer Trio Uneasy ECM Records This new version of the Vijay Iyer Trio features players known to each other – and players known for their work out on their own and in various other combos. Iyer (piano) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums) have worked together on and off for 20 years – bassist Linda May […]Archive
April 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Mara Rosenbloom Trio: Respiration
Mara Rosenbloom Trio Respiration Fresh Sound New Talent I think the thing I love most about the piano trio format is that it’s always different and always the same. I know that’s been attributed to the music of The Fall – and to a few others no doubt, most of them far removed from jazz […]Archive
March 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Punkt.Vrt.Plastik: Somit
Punkt.Vrt.Plastik Somit Intakt Records This is the second album from jazz trio Punkt.Vrt.Plastik. Maybe this will be the one to cement them as one of the most exciting piano trios on the circuit today. The rhythm section of Christian Lillinger (drums) and Petter Eldh (bass) has played together for over a decade – pianist Kaja […]Archive
March 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman