Tricycle

Tricycle: Emerge and See

by John Kelman
September 25, 2004

With artists like Bela Fleck and Bill Frisell broadening the musical landscape over which improvised music can dwell, is it surprising that a group should come along that blends some of their more worldly concerns with a certain element of pop hook and singsong-iness? Banjo player Jayme Stone and guitarist Kevin Manaugh do just that with their group Tricycle, and their inaugural effort, Emerge and See , manages to mine a roots music space that blends catchy hooks with a ...

Tricycle: Emerge and See

by Jerry D'Souza
September 3, 2004

The first question may well be this: what's the banjo doing in a jazz context? And if that did not cross your mind, it does not matter. What Tricycle has done is to expand, and expound, music that is grounded in bluegrass and country into a larger framework that incorporates the harmonics of jazz and the verve of a happy pop tune. All of it melds well enough.

If there is the certainty of a jazz aesthetic, it ...