The Andrew Read Trio: J.S.B.

J.S.B

Hans Kwakkernaat - Piano
Erik Poorterman - Drums
Andrew Read - Double Bass

Charles Mingus once said “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, that’s creativity”. This tends to describe our philosophy for this CD. The majority of the original compositions on this CD are based on the chord changes from well known works taken from the classical repertoire. One thing I can assure you is that this CD is nothing like the old “Bach meets Jazz” idea. For these pieces we applied the same concept used by jazz musicians during the Be Bop era where new melodies were applied to existing chord progressions. The major difference is that instead of sourcing our chord changes from songs out of the American songbook tradition we opted to explore the European classical music tradition for our harmony. During the preparation for this recording we had a great time playing with the endless possibilities provided us by the old masters and enjoyed looking for simple ways to transpose these rich harmonies into the language of jazz.

More info on their website: www.andrewreadtrio.com

“J.S.B. is the perfect late night jazz CD, highly recommended”
Pieter Jansen - Jazz Nieuws

“Kwakkernaat opens the solos on this track with a short but well formed solo leading to a beautifully melodic bass solo from band leader Andrew Read. … I really like this CD and if asked if I it’s worth buying, the answer would be simple, In a New York minute.”
Johan van Deeg - Dutch Jazz Times

“Andrew Read has already proved himself in many genres to be a great bassist however this evening it was clear that he is also able to put together a great band…”
Koen Edeling - Dagblad tubantia