Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM
Line-up:
Paul G. Smyth – Piano
John Edwards – Double bass
Mark Sanders – Drum kit
About
Tonight is a rare bird – one of Ireland’s improvising masters joins the incomparable pairing of John Edwards and Mark Sanders after a seven-year hiatus.
Described by The New York City Jazz Record as “a revelation”, the pianist Paul G. Smyth has released critically acclaimed duo albums with Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Chris Corsano, John Wiese and John Russell on his label Weekertoft; performed with Charles Gayle, Derek Bailey, Keiji Haino, Wadada Leo Smith and Okkyung Lee, and toured with large-scale instrumental psych-rockers The Jimmy Cake and synth trio Boys of Summer, creating a body of work that led The Free Jazz Collective to call him “one of the great contemporary pianists”.
Edwards’ and Sanders’ staggering reputation as the dream team of bass and drums needs no further elucidation here and this trio is a homecoming of old friends, continually pushing the boundaries of their music together into deeper levels of interplay and dizzying heights of poetry and imagination.
“John Edwards is absolutely remarkable: there’s never been anything like him before, anywhere in jazz.” – The Blue Moment
“Ubiquitous, diverse and constantly creative, drummer Mark Sanders always outdoes himself, whether playing with restraint or erupting like a dynamo.” – Downtown Music Gallery NYC