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| "Tomorrow" Arrives Today For The Aleks Girshevich Trio Already nearly 50 radio stations are playing tracks from the promising debut disc, "Tomorrow, " by the Aleks Girshevich Trio, which was released today by Dapper Music and welcomed with critical praise along with airplay on 16 new radio stations including Santa Monica's influential NPR broadcaster KCRW. There are two unique elements that make the Aleks Girshevich Trio intriguing. A glimpse at the artsy black & white photo adorning the "Tomorrow" cover depicts two men and an 11-year-old boy. The kid is Aleks for whom the chamber jazz trio is named. He's a prodigious drummer who astounds by innately dispensing complex drum beats and advanced Cuban and Brazilian-influenced percussion polyrhythms that confound and impress jazz masters. Aleks' father is Vlad Girshevich, a conservatory trained pianist and composer who emigrated from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Vlad crafts evocative melodies, classically tinged jazz that is intimate and inviting. He can lure you with a beautiful melody, provoke pondering with contemplative noodling, or captivate with a scholarly musical exploration spanning an expansive array of art and culture. Rooted in Russian classical, Vlad has found a home in jazz where he has performed with Wayne Shorter, Arturo Sandoval and legendary drummer Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. He penned seven compositions for "Tomorrow" and collaborated with his cohorts to write the closing cut ("Dithering"). Bridging the two exceptional players is Juilliard trained bassist David Arend, who produced "Tomorrow" during the two-day recording process in San Francisco. Capable of making classical riffs swing with his upright bass, the award-winning Arend is remarkably diverse having played jazz, modern chamber music, electronica, opera, and extensive orchestra gigs with the San Francisco Symphony and world-renown film composers (John Williams, Tan Dun, George Crumb) in addition to collaborating with Ornette Coleman, Bela Fleck, Bobby McFerrin and Carlos Santana. The Denver-based Girshevichs' are being shadowed by a documentary film crew focused on the extraordinary relationship and apprenticeship between father and son. The trio hopes to record their sophomore collection this fall. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |