There's a fullness in ten years. A lot of work, if rather relentlessly done, can really make a discernible impact. Ten years ago, folks were making all the talk as rather cyclically that jazz was dead. It was such an exhausting conversation. Folks were around making this music, obviously. It couldn't be that dead. The problem was in the awareness and the tweaking of the … [Read more...]
Phronesis Live on Bimhuis TV (Video)
One of the finest piano/bass/drums trio of the Western Hemisphere, Phronesis, have been touring through Europe lately, uniting together again after taking some time for assorted solo work and finding that magic together once again. Fortunately, the Dutch club Bimhuis recorded their March 30th set in Amsterdam and it's the contemplative build one would expect from these guys. … [Read more...]
Anton Eger – ‘Æ’ (Album Review)
Drummer Anton Eger has always been a fascinating ball of energy. His work as a drummer, particularly with the trio Phronesis, is constantly moving, replete with ideas that never seemed to stop but always came on time. If drumming in an acoustic trio were all Eger did in his career, it would already be extremely impressive, but as the closing song to Phronesis' album of last … [Read more...]
Anton Eger – “HERb +++ gA” (Video)
Drummer Anton Eger is the rambunctiously explosive energy of Phronesis, one of the most brilliant piano-bass-drum trios on Earth period. Though while he may be best known for his work in that group, he has branched out in support of others' releases, but it was only a matter of time before he would make a statement all his own. On February 8th, Edition Records is releasing Æ, … [Read more...]
Phronesis’ New Album ‘We Are All’ Reviewed
We Are All, the eighth album from piano-bass-drums trio Phronesis gets directly to the point. It's a tidy album of six songs full of the rising energy, quick turns, precision stops, and intoxicating style that the band has exhibited from the very beginning. Thematically, this release is about togetherness and balance, and this music could be argued to have these traits, but to … [Read more...]