Modern piano trios…
Pianist Shai Maestrio teams up with Jorge Roeder/b and Ziv Ravitz/dr for a mix and match of moods and environs. The sessions or “live” appearances vary from Brooklyn, NY to France, and Maestro does a couple solo pieces, ranging from a scurrying “Endless Winter” to a Satie-esque “When You Stop Seeing.” With his team, thre is a gentle rumble on the childlike melody of “Maya’s Song” and s trudging drum as an intriguing contrast on the melodic “Elusive.” Dreamy melancholia floats over Ravitz’s rustling work on “Looking Back” and Roeder rumbles on the sprining “Treeology.” Thoughtful sounds.
Jacob Szekely adds a nice twist to his trio in that he plays the cello along with Josh Nelson/p and Christpher Allis/dr. The higher pitched string makes for rich soloing as on “Diana’s Lullaby” and the funky “Dig,” while his strumming and bowing on “Spoon Man” gets fun and rocking. Nelson is his usual tasteful delight, doing keyboard work on the dreamy “Project seven” and the chamber toned “Project 7.” Clever little bumps on “Corner Song” and melodicisms on “300 Years” make this an intimately swinging delight.