Saturday, February 18th
Doors 7:30pm | Music 8pm
$9 for Members | $12 Not-Yet-Members | $15 Doors
About George Crotty Trio:
Known for their expressive fluidity and modal orientation, The George Crotty
Trio engages in cross-cultural interplay with post-bop, modal jazz, South American
grooves, Indian Raga, and Arabic Maqam, all while pushing the boundaries of the
cello as a jazz instrument, on which bandleader George Crotty has forged his own
exciting vocabulary.
Following his graduation from the Berklee College of Music, Crotty immersed
himself in New York’s jazz and world music scenes, playing with several ensembles,
such as the Brooklyn Raga Massive, and the Detroit-based National Arab
Orchestra. Additionally, he has enjoyed fruitful collaborations with Simon
Shaheen, Paquito D’Rivera, Anat Cohen, and Darol Anger.
Powered by drummer Matias Recharte (Kuné, Jesse Cook) and bassist Jonathan
Chapman (Travis Knights, Laura Anglade) The George Crotty Trio’s sound
deviates from a trio’s typical hierarchy. The three players intertwine on their own
spontaneous terms in an exploration of groove and colour, lending Crotty’s tunes an
exciting three-dimensional quality.
