Brilliant English alto player Will Vinson, who I caught at the Pizza Express a few weeks ago with his own band, doubled on piano. He is a passionate, inventive soloist with a beautiful tone, managing to combing romantic lyricism with modernity. Will is a very funny raconteur on stage so it was strange to see him in the role of sideman, though he did a great job. I really enjoyed Joe Martin's playing - a tasteful bass player at the top of his game. Drummer Colin Stranahan is a real find. He's recently toured by with Kurt Rosenwinkel and you can see what these band leader like about his playing. Consistently inventive and also good humoured - not unlike drummer Eric Harland.
The video below gives a sense of what the performance was like. The tune is called Twenty-One and it is, I'm reliably informed, in the time signature of 21/8.
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John - I caught the same lineup as you this week at another venue - what a terrific gig! As well as being inventive, Kreisberg seems to play every note with a real intensity that I've not often seen in a guitarist. While modern, his style clearly comes from the jazz guitar tradition. He knows how to build rapport with an audience between numbers as well, something that is often neglected in "serious" music settings imo. Joe Martin was a revelation - understated but providing almost Mingus-like levels of propulsion mixed with modern melodic and rhythmic invention. Colin Stranahan was constantly mixing it up and interacting. I've been lucky to catch Vinson twice this month - he almost epitomises the sound of contemporary jazz to me, yet I hear the greats from the past in his lines and tone. Wonderful stuff!
... forgot to sign my comment! - Bill (JH guitar)
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