(December 29, 2011)
Photo: Cory Warner
This February, pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Matt Wilson will celebrate the release of The Guest House (Enja/Yellowbird), their second recording as Trio M, with California performances at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla (2/2), the Jazz Bakery Series at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles (2/3) and Yoshi?s in San Francisco (2/6).
The record, which officially hits the streets earlier that week, features compositions by all three musicians, including pieces inspired by such diverse muses as the poetry of Rumi and Al-Jawahiri, the prose of Yvonne Vera, the comedy of Don Knotts and the music of Albert Ayler. Also included are selections written for the band?s 2010 collaboration with chef Paul Canales and a benefit concert for The Relay For Life, which celebrates lives affected by cancer.
?This is not your average piano-trio by a long shot,? declares the San Diego Reader?s Robert Bush in his review of The Guest House. ?Together, the trio manages to nail the traditional expectations while shattering the boundaries of convention. Beginning with the Melford-penned title track, there is an instant surge of joy in this music. The Guest House is terrific stuff, and the production-values are top notch all the way, from the crystalline sound to the superior artwork and graphics.?
Founded in early 2006, Trio M brings together three of the most respected veteran musicians in jazz and improvised music. The New York City Jazz Record?s Laurence Donohue-Greene writes, ?The exploratory Trio M?continues to turn out one mesmerizing set after another, revealing their deep empathy while equally balancing composition with improvisation. Each member is readily equipped to do anything at any given moment, from soloing to laying out to changing tempo, the three moving as one, always.?
Critics have called the group ?always exploratory and collaborative? (Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen), ?one of those rare units that can be both wildly creative and surprisingly user-friendly? (Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight) and ?not only one of the most virtuosic playing today, but one of the most consistently engrossing? (Derk Richardson, The Absolute Sound). ?Melford, Dresser and Wilson know no bounds on their instruments and don?t give a hang about boundaries,? adds JazzTimes reviewer Carlo Wolff, ?theirs is improvisation so empathetic, they seem of one mind.?
Learn more about Trio M at http://myramarkmatt.tumblr.com
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