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Trio X: Live in Vilnius
by Clifford Allen
It's been a decade since Trio X--reedman and cornetist Joe McPhee, drummer Jay Rosen and bassist Dominic Duval--released their debut, Watermelon Suite (CIMP, 1999). Though all three members of the trio are among the busiest improvising composers on the planet, that fact does nothing to diminish the empathy on which each Trio X recording is based. Their 2006 US tour was recently documented in a lavish seven-disc boxed set on CIMPoL. In March of that year, they toured Eastern Europe ...
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by Marc Medwin
Trio X continues its increasingly longstanding tradition of meditative fire music with this stridently contemplative March 2006 live date. Not so much a series of pieces as a collective meditation on Black music and its history, the album is a palimpsest, bringing together various eras and styles in front of an enthusiastic audience. My Funny Valentine, for example, is heavily laden with history on both sides of the color line and the Trio X version manages to ...
read moreThe Train & The River: A Musical Odyssey with Trio X
by Lyn Horton
Trio X The Train and the River: A Musical Odyssey C.I.M.P. View 2007
Too few musicians in the past have been able to tell their own personal stories. It has been up to historians and critics to do the work of educating (sometimes inaccurately) the public about the music that is seemingly less than accessible, but for the musician the most real. Fortunately, present-day technology affords musicians the opportunity to widely disseminate ...
read moreTrio X: Moods: Playing with the Elements
by Derek Taylor
Recorded the day following Trio X's last release, The Sugar Hill Suite (CIMP, 2005), this new disc is both companion session and departure. That earlier date spent substantial space ruminating on the history and cultural legacy of the named Harlem neighborhood, and the music ended up less overtly incendiary as a result. This one aligns more with the band ethos established by the bulk of its catalog, emphasizing potent collective improvisation and a fair share of free jazz fireworks. Deviating ...
read moreTrio X at Diverse Works
by Frank Rubolino
Trio X DiverseWorks Houston, TX June 28, 2002 In continuation of the growing list of stellar performers who have appeared in Houston under the auspices of the Pauline Oliveros Foundation, Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval, and Jay Rosen, collectively known as Trio X, made a deep impression at this early summer concert at DiverseWorks, an acoustically friendly venue in the warehouse district of downtown jny: Houston. McPhee was in town all week working with aspiring young ...
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by John Sharpe
This is the third release by Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen, three virtuosi known collectively as Trio X. It was recorded live in March this year and must set a record for hitting the streets so quickly – all kudos to Cadence Jazz Records. Like previous releases by the group it is an intriguing blend of the lyrical, whether composed or extemporised, and the abstract. Where it differs is in the relationship with the American songbook – this ...
read moreHudson Valley Legend Joe McPhee And His Group, Trio X, To Play The Chapel Of Our Lady Restoration In Cold Spring, NY, Saturday September 18th At 8 pm
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James Keepnews
"One of the most consistently impressive and adventurous composer/ instrumentalists in the music." The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD Probably the best saxophone/ cornet instrumentalist in the history of jazz." Cadence Magazine What was noticeable above all wasn't just the facility and speed of McPhee's playing but the quality of sound itself... a brave set... Mr. McPhee is intellectual about his music, but (he spills) over into surprisingly emotional territory...not unlike what Rahsaan Roland Kirk did with folk songs ...
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Trio X - Air: Above and Beyond (Cimpol)
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Master of a Small House
The X" can now do double duty as a Roman numeral in reflecting this improvising trio's decade together as a unit. On this latest offering, they cop a page from the Vandermark playbook: Four out of the seven pieces carry dedications to fellow musicians. The extended opener Fried Grapefruit" celebrates Henry Threadgill, starting as a porous chamber music dialogue between drums and bass. The mood turns heated with the entry of McPhee's tenor (fitted with a bass clarinet reed), but ...
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Trio X with Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen at Vision Festival
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All About Jazz
Celebrating the art and sculpture of Angel Orensanz A Collaboration between Angel Orensanz Foundation and Arts for Art Bringing together Sound, Sculpture, Movement, Color all within the context of the artwork - projections and sculpture of Angel Orensanz 8:00 Trio X Joe McPhee - sax and trumpet Dominic Duval - bass Jay Rosen - drums 9:30 William Parker Quartet + 2 William Parker - bass Rob ...
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Trio X: Joe McPhee, Jay Rosen and Dominic Duval Tenth Year Celebration
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All About Jazz
Trio X: Joe McPhee, Jay Rosen and Dominic Duval Tenth Year Celebration!
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All About Jazz
Trio X: Joe McPhee/Dominic Duval/Jay Rosen 1/19/07 @ Clemente Soto Velez
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All About Jazz
Trio X: Joe McPhee/Dominic Duval/Jay Rosen Tonight, Jan. 19 at 9 pm
at Dance NOW Music
A six day festival featuring culturally and stylistically diverse group of dance artists at different stages in their careers - collaborating with stars of the New York avantJazz.
Place: La Tea @ Clemente Soto Velez - 107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor Subway: F to Delancey Street or J,M,Z to Essex Street Cost: $20 per night / $10 students ...
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Trio X European Tour 2006: 10/25 - 11/07 - Joe Mcphee, Jay Rosen and Dominic Duval
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All About Jazz
Performances: 25. October Poitiers,F, Club Le Carre Bleu 26. October Poitiers,F, Club Le Carre Bleu 27. October Willisau,CH, Club Foroom 28. October Warszawa,PL, Festival dbl bill with Matthew Shipp Solo 29. October Gdansk,PL, Club ZAK dbl bill with Matthew Shipp Solo http://www.klubzak.com.pl/ 30. October Poznan, PL, Estrada - Scena na Pietrze http:// www.estrada.poznan.pl 31. October Krakow, PL, Club Alchemia http://www.alchemia.com.pl 3. November Amsterdam, NL Bimhuis http:;//www.bimhuis.nl 4. November Wien, A, Porgy & Bess http://www.porgy.at 6. November Budapest,HU, Club A 38 ...
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Trio X on Tour 10/02/06 to 10/07/06
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All About Jazz
TRIO X ON TOUR USA
Trio X 2006 Tour Itinerary
MONDAY, 10/02 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY Canton, New York
4-5:30PM LECTURE/WORKSHOP 7PM SOUND CHECKS 8PM CONCERT
TUESDAY, 10/3 COLGATE UNIVERSITY PICKER GALLERY HAmilton, New York
3:30PM RECEPTION 4:30PM CONCERT (1 intermission)
WEDNESDAY, 10/4 HIDEOUT Chicago, Illinois 10PM CONCERT: 2 SETS
THURSDAY, 10/5 CASPE TERRACE Waukee, Iowa ...
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