Bill Evans Trio
How My Heart Sings! (LP) [ Concord / LP - released 27/Oct/2023 ] Bill Evans' 1962 studio sessions with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Paul Motian produced two of the jazz legend's most popular sets with both Moon Beams and How My Heart Sings! Displaying more of a mid and even tempo flair than the all ballads... |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Chamber Music [Incls String Quartet No. 3] Dante Quartet / Gould Piano Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2019 ] Herbert Howells' style, immediately recognisable for its long melodic lines, rhapsodic nature and rich harmonies, defined the sound of English cathedral music in the 20th century. His studies in London imbued his works with sophistication and a... |
David Friesen Trio
Another Time Another Place [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Recorded live in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the CJC jazz club in Auckland at the end of their 2015 tour, Reuben Bradley (drums), Dixon Nacey (guitar), and American bass playing legend David Friesen deliver a 70 minute set of full-on... |
JOHN PSATHAS
Helix / Kartsigar / Songs for Simon Donald Nicolson / New Zealand String Quartet / NZ Trio / John Psathas [ Rattle Records / CD - released 29/Mar/2011 ] Helix is a truly 21st century album. Inspired by an eclectic range of musical interests, the album takes the listener on a millennia-leaping journey, from the sounds of the ancient Mediterranean, through the dance music of 18th century Italy, to the... |
The Howie Morrison Trio
In Concert [ Rajon / Sony Music New Zealand / CD - released 4/Oct/2013 ] This is the first album released by the HOWIE MORRISON TRIO. The group features Howard Morrison Jnr, Russell Harrison and Chris Powley. The group formed in 2012 and have been performing to sold out concerts throughout New Zealand ever since. The... |
Jacob Young Trio (Jacob Young, Mats Eilertsen, Audun Kleive)
Eventually [ ECM / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] Jacob Young's fourth leader-recording for ECM not only presents the guitarist's first pass a the guitar trio format, but moreover offers a broader view of his compositional pallet, as he, bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Audun Kleive explore a wide... |
WOLDEMAR BARGIEL
Bargiel: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] The name of Woldemar Bargiel may be little known today - although he was the half-brother of Clara Schumann, no less - but he was highly regarded by Brahms and the Schumanns. These are two delightful, richly melodic works. |
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
En Attendant (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 29/Nov/2021 ] "There's a galaxy of piano trios in today's jazz universe," the BBC Music Magazine has noted, "but few shine as bright as Marcin Wasilewski's". On its seventh ECM album the multifaceted Polish group illuminates a characteristically wide span of... |
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Live (LP) [ ECM / 2 LP - released 14/Sep/2018 ] For years, fans of Poland's Marcin Wasilewski Trio have been asking for a live album. Here it is. Recorded at the Jazz Middelheim Festival in Antwerp, Belgium, in August 2016, it captures the trio in energetic, extroverted mode, fanning the flames of... |
Marcin Wasilewski Trio / Joe Lovano
Arctic Riff (LP) [ ECM / 2 LP - released 10/Jul/2020 ] The first-time teaming of Poland's dynamic Marcin Wasilewski Trio and big-toned US tenorist Joe Lovano brings forth special music of concentrated, deep feeling, in which lyricism and strength seem ideally balanced. The alliance plays four new tunes... |
MIKE NOCK
Vicissitudes Mike Nock Trio / NZTrio [ Rattle Records / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] Mike Nock (ONZM) is an internationally recognised master of jazz. His trio, with Christchurch-born bassist Brett Hirst and Australian drummer James Waples, is one of the top modern jazz groups in Australasia. NZTrio is New Zealand's leading piano... |
Nairobi Trio
Collection [ Ode Records / CD - released 16/Mar/2009 ] NT's eighth album is a mixture of skillfully crafted original pieces; "Firth Of Forth", "Blue Mamba" and Jazz favourites including "My Favourite Things" and Van Morrison's "Someone Like You". |
AURORA AUSTRALIS
Aurora Australis: Asia Pacific Festival 2007 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea, Strike Percussion Ensemble, STROMA, New Zealand Trio, etc [ Atoll / Lilburn Trust / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] |
LILBURN / FARR / RITCHIE / PSATHAS / FARQUHAR
Island Song - a collection of beautiful NZ music from the Trust Records catalogue New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / NZ Trio / NZSO Chamber Orchestra / Kenneth Young / Marc Taddei [ Trust Records / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] A collection of beautiful NZ classical music from the Trust Records catalogue. This mid-price album features classical pieces written by five celebrated New Zealanders: Gareth Farr, John Psathas, Douglas Lilburn, David Farquhar and John Ritchie.... |
PSATHAS / KELLY / NORRIS / AXTENS / FARR / GRENFELL
Spark The New Zealand Trio [ Trust / CD - released 15/Nov/2005 ] The brightest new stars in the firmament of New Zealand chamber music, The New Zealand Trio here make their debut recording with a programme of works they have made their own in concerts throughout New Zealand and overseas. |
Norman Meehan Trio
Sun Moon Stars Rain [ Attar / CD - released 18/May/2009 ] |
JANET JENNINGS / ROB THORNE / SALINA FISHER / ALEXANDER ALFORD / MIRIAMA YOUNG et al
Force Of Nature: Te Aumangea o te Ao Turoa NZ Trio, Peter Scholes, Kathryn Moorhead, Rob Thorne, Yoshi Tsuruta [ Atoll Records / CD - released 17/Mar/2023 ] Eight composers pay homage to New Zealand nature, celebrating 100 years of Forest & Bird. |
Ralph Sharon Trio
The Essential Collection - The Magic Of Gershwin & Rodgers [ Avid / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] |
Ralph Sharon Trio
The Essential Collection - The Magic Of Porter & Kern [ Avid / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy Sonatas and Piano Trio Te Kōkī Trio [ Rattle Records / CD - released 30/Jun/2017 ] For their debut release on Rattle, Te Kōkī Trio has chosen a programme of some of the most beautiful small-scale chamber music ever written, 50 minutes of sublime Debussy. This wonderful recording combines works from the opposite ends of Debussy's... |