Member Since: 8/31/2006
Band Website: glynmacdonald.com
Band Members: Michael Perkins - Drums and Sam Anning - Bass
Influences: Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Tom Waits, Chopin, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Tony Gould, Bud Powell, Bach, Barney Mcall....and many others too numerous to mention...
Glyn MacDonald Trio:
Glyn MacDonald:
Sounds Like: "Glyn serves it up. He isn’t into just playing chords and devices but
rather describing things with music, describing specific feelings
or abstract concepts. He has a vision and his music will take you
there if you allow it."
Barney Mcall
New York pianist, Blue Note recording Artist, Pianist for Gary Bartz"An impressive young pianist who explores the musical
possibilities with an enquiring mind and virtuosic skill. Watch this
space!........."
Helen Matthews
Jazz Program Producer, Perth International Arts Festival"MacDonald plays with style and restraint, and Sam Anning
(Bass) and Michael Perkins (Drums) follow suit. The three men
bounce ideas off each other with practised ease. MacDonald also
impresses as a composer. His melodies refuse to follow
predictable routes, and his harmonies twist away from
sugariness. When all five musicians play together, it's not hard to
be reminded of the Miles Davis Quintet."
Peter J Casey
Canberra Times (Jazz Reviewer)"An appealing piano voice and a promising approach. Keep
making the good music"
Tord Gustavson
ECM recording artist"Glyn MacDonald's Trio is an exciting and extremely talented
band from Perth. Their music is a mix of startlingly original
compositions and jazz standards. It is played with the ease that
comes from superb individual talent that has come together with
the belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. This
is the new wave of West Coast Jazz."
Peter Kenyon
JAZZWA Chairman"The recording is sharp and tight knit. All of the compositions are
original, which is a great accomplishment considering most
classic jazz CD's out there contain one or two tracks from
someone else. The Glyn MacDonald Trio provides music for Jazz
lovers to listen to on a lazy evening."
Mike James
Smooth Jazz and More RadioThe first album from the Glyn MacDonald Trio is a self-titled journey
of distinctly original material that features the outstanding abilities
of two great Australian horn players. Matthew Jodrell (Trumpet &
Flugal horn) and Carl Mackey (Alto & Tenor Saxophone) leave no
melodic stone unturned in their quest for improvisational
exploration.
A master stroke in bringing the finely tuned talents of sound
engineer Lee Buddle into the mix, has capture an unprecedented
warmth and raw beauty from the live environment in which it was
played. The results truly speak for themselves, but it must be heard
to be believed.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None