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Glyn MacDonald Trio

new album coming soon!

About Me


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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...
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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

My Blog

York Jazz Fest

All those in Perth Western Australia should do themselves a huge favour and check out the York Jazz fest this year. It's gonna be huge!www.yorkjazz.com.auAnd yes, the Glyn MacDonald Trio will be playi...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:47:00 PST

Love

I have been captured by the track "Love" from the Joni Mitchell album Travelogue. Wow...what splendour. Stillness. Lyrics. Please do yourself a favour, listen to it. You will drift away and maybe not...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:32:00 PST

Silence

Life is so noisy. Cars, trucks, pace, fast, faster, come on keep up.......STOP!There is art in silence. Contemplation. Rest. Peace.We need to practise silence in our improv or ...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Thu, 15 May 2008 06:25:00 PST

My Tribute to Alan Corbet

Early DaysWhen I arrived back in Perth in 2002 after living in Canada for over a year, I was totally out of touch with the jazz scene. To try and get back in touch, I emailed Pete Jeavons, who pointe...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:07:00 PST

Beethoven

I just saw a doco on Beethoven on SBS. It turns out he died of lead poisoning. Lead poisoning leads to aggressive outbursts followed by great depression (not knowing why the great mood swings occur) a...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:07:00 PST

Any good website designers out there??

Anyone know of a good website designer that can do stuff like this www.bradmehldau.com I love this site...easy, clean and pro looking. Anyone out there let me know, my website needs a makeover....
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:51:00 PST

Programme music

I love program music. Program music is music that is set to a story or historic event etc. I used to love listening to music and wondering what story lay behind the music. Pieces like Peir Gynt Suite ...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:17:00 PST

Teaching

Teaching. Some see it as the fall back measure for the musician, some see it as a necessary evil to pay the bills, I see it as necessary to the future of great art. Once upon a time people (especially...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:25:00 PST

FavouriteQuote

I thought I would share with you my favourite quote,"Technique is ok to prove your art, but only emotions will reach the people". When I read this back in 2001 it really struck a chord with me. This i...
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:58:00 PST

Music available

If you are at all interested in having the sheet music for any of my tunes then please email me your interest and I'll send you details on how to get it. I will be selling these for a nominal fee.
Posted by Glyn MacDonald Trio on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:18:00 PST