Gregg Bendian's Trio Pianissimo

Gregg Bendian's Trio Pianissimo: Balance

by John Kelman
July 31, 2005

Gregg Bendian's music is as diverse as they come, so nothing about the percussionist should ever really be a surprise. Between pedal-to-the-metal fusion-making with his Mahavishnu Orchestra tribute band, Mahavishnu Project, reinventing John Coltrane's Interstellar Space with Left Coast guitarist Nels Cline, collaborating with ex-Pat Metheny Group drummer Paul Wertico on exploring the outer reaches of free play with guitarists Metheny and Derek Bailey, and the free-meets-progressive rock leanings of his own Interzone band, Bendian's career has been defined by ...