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| Greg Burk's "Ivy Trio"  482 Music is proud to announce the November 13th release of Rome-based pianist/composer Greg Burk's latest CD, Ivy Trio (482-1038), featuring bassist Jonathan Robinson and drummer Luther Gray. This is Burk's third release on the label in as many years and the one he calls “the most complete expression of my ideas with regards to composition and group conception to date.” Ivy Trio documents six Burk originals, including re-imaginings of four previously recorded tracks, plus an interpretation of Charlie Parker's “Billie's Bounce.””Ivy Trio was recorded in a study lounge in a Harvard University dormitory with elegant old couches and chairs, heavy curtains and carpeting, and an early 1900's Steinway B,” remembers Burk in the liner notes. “This environment was as close to my childhood living room as a studio can be. The resonance I felt with my surroundings on the day of this recording put me in a state of profound relaxation and enabled me to express myself at my most lucid and personal level. Not only did I feel entirely at home in this environment, I was also playing with two musicians with whom I shared a deep trust. This session was like sharing a bottle of wine around the kitchen table with a group of friends.” ”Burk, while still relatively young, has all the makings of a musical giant,” writes AllAboutJazz.com Senior Editor John Kelman. Critics have called his music ”mesmerizing” (Andrew Lindemann Malone, JazzTimes), “inquiring and uncomplacent” (Nate Dorward, Cadence), and “explosive and lyrical at the same time” (Bill Shoemaker, PointofDeparture.org). Burk has lived and worked all over the world, performing and recording with luminaries such as Jerry Bergonzi, Gerald Cleaver, the Either/Orchestra, Garrison Fewell, George Garzone, Michel Lambert, Dave Liebman, Bob Moses, Rufus Reid, Steve Swallow and John Tchicai. Since moving from Boston to Rome three years ago, he has worked extensively on the European jazz scene, performing at dozens of festivals and presenting workshops all across Italy. Ivy Trio is his sixth recording as a leader. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |