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Album Review

Garage a Trois: Always Be Happy But Stay Evil

Read "Always Be Happy But Stay Evil" reviewed by Doug Collette


Once the most cerebral of groovemeisters, when guitarist Charlie Hunter collaborated with saxophonist Skerik, vibraphonist Mike Dillon and drummer Stanton Moore, Garage a Trois reinvented itself two years ago when keyboardist Marco Benevento took the guitarist's place, a process that now continues with Always Be Happy But Stay Evil. In contrast to the kamikaze attack of Power Patriot (Royal Potato Family, 2009), Garage a Trois begins this disc with the odd timbre of one of Benevento's synthesiszer-like keyboards, ...

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Garage A Trois: Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil

Read "Garage A Trois: Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil" reviewed by Chris May


Garage A TroisAlways Be Happy, But Stay EvilRoyal Potato Family2011 The story of jazz/rock cominglings is a not a happy one, strewn, as it is, with compromise and the middle ground. But it does include some happy chapters, several of them set in the modern jam band era. One of these concerns Garage A Trois, the group which has, since 2009's Power Patriot (Royal Potato Family), consisted of tenor saxophonist Skerik, ...

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Album Review

Garage a Trois: Power Patriot

Read "Power Patriot" reviewed by Chris Kompanek


The lines between jazz and rock can become blurred inside of a really good groove. That's exactly what happens on Garage a Trois' Power Patriot. In spite of its hokey title with red state overtones, the ten songs it contains are tightly constructed jams composed largely by Mike Dillon and pianist Marco Benevento, whose own trio focuses on indie-rock- based jazz. Upon opening the CD, it's clear that this is not a typical jazz album. The inside cover art is ...

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Garage A Trois: Power Patriot

Read "Power Patriot" reviewed by Mark Corroto


The music of Garage A Trois is located somewhere on the map between do-it-yourself punk fusion and hip-hop jamband. The current lineup replaces guitarist Charlie Hunter, heard on Outre Mer (Telarc, 2006) and Emphasizer (Tone Cool, 2003), with keyboardist Marco Benevento. The effect is to push the music more towards saxophonist Skerik's prior efforts in the Seattle band Ponga. The change here is heard in the writing of vibraphonist Mike Dillon and Benevento's keyboard mayhem. A fan of ...

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Garage A Trois: Outre Mer

Read "Outre Mer" reviewed by Michael McCaw


Garage a Trois, a quartet consisting of Mike Dillon, Charlie Hunter, Skerik, and Stanton Moore, recorded Outre Mer live with no overdubs: no small feat given its buoyantly dense sound. And although the name of the band doesn't quite fit the number of musicians, they combine elements found in each of their solo projects to form a collective sound, something wholly unique.Favoring breakneck movement-inducing funk/groove backdrop replete with punchy horn lines, hand mutes, and swaggering percussion, this soundtrack ...

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Garage a Trois: Outre Mer

Read "Outre Mer" reviewed by John Kelman


Film music has its own sets of demands, often required to elevate the emotional content of the cinematic story while at the same time seamlessly blending so that it doesn't dominate. And while scores can literally define the mood of a film at their best--think Hitchcock's Psycho--and some only work in conjunction with the films for which they're intended, some can also stand as independent entities, like Miles Davis' 1950s score for Ascenseur pour L'Echafaud.

Some film scores are all ...

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Garage A Trois: Outre Mer

Read "Outre Mer" reviewed by Stephen Latessa


Garage A Trois' Outre Mer is the soundtrack to an as yet unreleased French film of the same name. The band, consisting of Mike Dillon (percussion, vibraphone), Charlie Hunter (eight-string guitar, pandero), Stanton Moore (drums, polyrhythms), and Skerik (saxophone), lays down surging funk-influenced tunes, tempered by the intricate delicacy of vibraphone and guitar.

The main problem with most soundtrack recordings is that they can be, well, boring. Since the main purpose of the music is to accompany the ...

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Performance / Tour

Garage a Trois: Colorado Dates in December

Garage a Trois: Colorado Dates in December

Source: JamBase

GARAGE A TROIS ANNOUNCE COLORADO DATES Garage A Trois, a post rock/freak jazz entity comprised of Seattle-based saxophonics master Skerik, Brooklyn sound-sculptor/keysman Marco Benevento, Texas-born punk rock vibraphone hero Mike Dillon and New Orleans funky drummer/beat scientist Stanton Moore, have announced five shows in Colorado this December. The run starts in Telluride, stops in Breckenridge, Ft. Collins and Boulder, and concludes in Denver. While in Boulder, the band plans to drop into Immersive Studios to record a limited edition 7-inch ...

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Jazz This Week: Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, George Benson, Garage a Trois, and More

Jazz This Week: Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, George Benson, Garage a Trois, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

With nice weather forecast for St. Louis for the next few days and a diverse menu of music that includes both fine local players and big-name touring acts, it should be a good weekend to get out and hear some live jazz. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, singer Erin Bode and her group will do a free outdoor concert at Kirkwood Plaza Station in downtown Kirkwood. Also tonight, the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University presents a free ...

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Garage a Trois to Perform Friday, September 30 at 2720 Cherokee

Garage a Trois to Perform Friday, September 30 at 2720 Cherokee

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Jazz/rock/funk group Garage A Trois (pictured) is returning to St. Louis for a performance at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, September 30 at 2720 Cherokee. The group was last seen in St. Louis in September 2010 at the Old Rock House. Garage A Trois was formed in 1999 by drummer Stanton Moore, single-named saxophonist Skerik (nee Eric Walton) and guitarist Charlie Hunter. The band's current lineup includes Moore, Skerik, Mike Dillon on vibes and Marco Benevento on keyboards. For this visit, ...

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Garage a Trois: Shooting Breaks

Garage a Trois: Shooting Breaks

Source: JamBase

By Andrew Bruss Even amongst die hard music fans Garage A Trois can be a challenge to sink your teeth into but Stanton Moore isn't worried. “I think once people hear us they dig it," Moore said. “This new record [Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil (released April 12 on The Royal Potato Family)] is getting a good response and good reviews. We're filling up whatever rooms we play, so we're happy with that. Things keep growing." Moore made his ...

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Recording

Garage A Trois - Always by Happy, but Stay Evil (2011)

Garage A Trois - Always by Happy, but Stay Evil (2011)

Source: Something Else!

By S. Victor Aaron In the twisted, sound-bending world of Garage Á Trois, it's well beyond finding that rare groove, it's about finding sounds that are even more fundamentally rare. About a year and a half ago, a new Garage Á Trois introduced a shifted lineup for their their third full-length album Power Patriot, as founding guitarist Charlie Hunter moved on and keyboard specialist Marco Benevento slid into his place. Whether or not that was intended, the new presence of ...

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Recording

Garage A Trois Announce New Album & Tour Dates

Garage A Trois Announce New Album & Tour Dates

Source: Chris M. Slawecki

On April 12, Garage A Trois will release Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil via Royal Potato Family. Aptly described by photographer John Margaretten as “a transformative, punkalectic, pornographic seizure of sight and sound," the modern day post rock/freak jazz supergroup will support the album with west and east coast tour dates in April and May. Garage A Trois, a force greater than the sum of its colossal parts, is comprised of Seattle-based saxophonics master Skerik, Brooklyn sound-sculptor/keysman Marco Benevento, ...

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Jazz This Week: Christian McBride and Peter Martin, Hamiet Bluiett, the Cunninghams, Garage a Trois, Ben Sidran, and More

Jazz This Week: Christian McBride and Peter Martin, Hamiet Bluiett, the Cunninghams, Garage a Trois, Ben Sidran, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

The fall presenting season of jazz and creative music in St. Louis gets off to a fast start this week, with season openers from three different concert series; homecoming visits from some St. Louis natives; and two local musicians with international reputations playing on local stages. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, Cabaret St. Louis opens its season with actress and singer Linda Purl's show “Come Rain or Come Shine," which runs through Saturday at the Kranzberg Arts Center. Then ...

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Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Jamming with Garage a Trois

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Jamming with Garage a Trois

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Today, let's check out some video footage of the band Garage A Trois, who are coming to St. Louis on Tuesday, September 14 to perform at the Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St. Garage A Trois was formed in 1999 by drummer Stanton Moore, single-named saxophonist Skerik (nee Eric Walton) and guitarist Charlie Hunter. Hunter left the group a couple of years ago to pursue other musical interests, and their current lineup ...

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Garage a Trois to Play Tuesday, September 14 at the Old Rock House

Garage a Trois to Play Tuesday, September 14 at the Old Rock House

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

The jazz/funk combo Garage A Trois (pictured) is coming to St. Louis on Tuesday, September 14 to perform at the Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St.Garage A Trois was formed in 1999 by drummer Stanton Moore, single-named saxophonist Skerik (nee Eric Walton) and guitarist Charlie Hunter. The band's current lineup includes Moore and Skerik along with Mike Dillon on vibes and Marco Benevento on keyboards. Their most recent CD Power Patriot came out in October 2009.

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Garage a Trois | 12.19.09 | New York

Garage a Trois | 12.19.09 | New York

Source: JamBase

Words by: Jarrod Dicker

Garage A Trois :: 12.19.09 :: Bowery Ballroom :: New York, NY

Garage A Trois New York City was covered by snow on this Saturday night, whiting out the city landscape with an awe-inspiring touch of gray. There was no visibility beyond the foggy haze that lay within 15-feet of perception. Being on the Upper West Side, I had to be utterly insane to ...

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Unknown label
2011

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Always Be Happy But...

Royal Potato Family
2011

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Power Patriot

Royal Potato Family
2009

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Outre Mer

Telarc Records
2005

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Emphasizer

Tone Cool Records
2003

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