In a perfect world, critics would always hear a band live, playing music from their new record, right before sitting down with the record to … Read More “Stephan Crump’s Rosetta Trio: Outliers (Papillon Sounds)”
Free improvisation requires musicians to make numerous quick decisions, such as knowing when to bring the music to a collective halt rather than letting it … Read More “Borderlands Trio – Stephan Crump/Kris Davis/Eric McPherson: Asteroidea (Intakt)”
Whether he’s anchoring the Vijay Iyer Trio, keeping things at once action-packed and understated in the two-guitar/bass Rosetta Trio or testing the limits in duets … Read More “Stephan Crump’s Rhombal: Rhombal”
From the moment Stephan Crump and Mary Halvorson played together they felt a musical rapport. The set of improvisation on 2013’s Super 8 bore this … Read More “Stephan Crump & Mary Halvorson: Secret Keeper: Emerge”
