The Nick Fraser / Kris Davis / Tony Malaby Trio is a group
featuring compositions by Nick Fraser and improvised pieces by the trio. They
released their debut, Too Many Continents on the Portuguese Clean Feed Records
label in 2015.
"This album rewards repeated listenings. It’s wholly musical,
well paced, and there’s not a wasted note within. There’s an undeniable bond
between the three, and this kinship results in a totally organic, balanced
session. Nick Fraser’s Too Many Continents is a grand slam. " ~ Peter Gough, freejazz.org
"Fraser allows his collaborators free rein in a program
that combines three of his charts with four cooperative creations, the borders
between the two modes remaining deliciously unclear. Malaby delights in
blurring and obscuring his conceptual impulses with impetuous and unpredictable
blowing. With her patented amalgam of minimalist gesture invoking the likes of
Morton Feldman and the dash of Cecil Taylor, Davis brings a sense of structure
to even the most off-the-wall settings. Fraser harnesses both these talents in
a wonderfully edgy set packed with contrapuntal interplay." ~ John Sharpe, New York City Jazz Record
Nick Fraser (leader, drums, compositions) has been an active
and engaging presence in the Toronto new jazz and improvised music community
for over twenty years. He has performed with a veritable "who's who"
of Canadian jazz and improvised music and with such international artists as
Marilyn Crispell, Anthony Braxton and
David Binney. For ten years, he co-led the group Drumheller, who released four
critically acclaimed recordings. "Fraser not so much plays the drums as
hurls himself whole body and soul against skin and metal... truly
talented." ~ Bill Stunt, CBC Radio
Pianist-composer Kris Davis has blossomed as one of the
singular talents on the New York jazz scene, a deeply thoughtful, resolutely
individual artist who offers “uncommon creative adventure,” according to
JazzTimes. “Davis draws you in so effortlessly that the brilliance of what
she’s doing doesn’t hit you until the piece has slipped" ~ Jazz Times
Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Tony Malaby (saxophone) has
been based in New York since 1995 and has been a member of many notable jazz
groups including Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, Paul Motian's
Electric Bebop Band, Fred Hersch's quintet, and bands of his own. “One of New
York City's most in-demand tenor saxophonists, Tony Malaby has become one of
the most distinctive artists of his time." ~ Troy Collins, All About Jazz New York
Lina Allemano is a Canadian trumpeter, improviser, and
composer based in Toronto ON since 1993. She has an active international
career, performing and recording cutting-edge contemporary music primarily in
free-jazz and improvised / experimental settings, but also working in a wide
array of other genres. For the past several years, Lina has been splitting her
time between Toronto and Berlin, with one foot in Berlin's flourishing and
uncompromising art-music scene and the other foot in Toronto's vibrant but
somewhat under-the-radar experimental-music scene. "(Trumpeter) Lina Allemano is one of the most exciting
new voices of the last few years" [Brian Morton, Point of Departure, June
2013].
Originally from Germany, Ingrid Laubrock is a
saxophonist/composer based in Brooklyn since 2009. Laubrock is interested in
exploring the borders between musical realms and creating multi-layered, dense
and often evocative sound worlds.She has worked with: Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richards Abrams,
Dave Douglas, Kenny Wheeler, Jason Moran, Tim Berne, William Parker, Tom
Rainey, Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey, Craig Taborn, Luc Ex, Django
Bates’ Human Chain, The Continuum Ensemble, Wet Ink and many others.
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