Danny Fox Trio

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• Posted 2 days ago

  DFT plays Rockwood Music Hall tonight at midnight! 196 Allen Street www.rockwoodmusichall.com

• New press article (posted 1 month ago):

  There are new and interesting things happening with the piano trio in jazz today. Acoustic rock elements and non-traditional forms appear increasingly in some of the new ensembles. The Danny Fox Trio is one of them, and their CD The One Constant (Songlines 1588-2) shows them forging ahead nicely with a very modern approach.

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  Grego Edwards — Gapplegate Music (Mar 27th)
• New press article (posted 1 month ago):

  The Danny Fox Trio - The One Constant.

  The one true constant for most critics is our aversion to thinking outside the box. When in doubt the "free jazz" label is quickly attached and we then crank out a few quick paragraphs on how deep and brooding the artist must be figuring no one will take the time to follow up and we move on. The debut release from The Danny Fox Trio is not your stereotypical piano trio and that's puts most critics as well as label executives on edge immediately. Tagged as chamber jazz there is a definite tip of the hat to the more traditional classical mindset but with a more forward thinking jazz sensibility for a decidedly more open ended approach.

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  Brent Black — Critical Jazz (Mar 16th)
• New press article (posted 1 month ago):

  After about three years in the woodshed, New York’s Danny Fox Trio has officially put out their debut album entitled The One Constant. Released on Songlines, a Canadian label catering to a range of artists from Theo Bleckmann to Bill Frisell. Pianist, bandleader Danny Fox delivers twisting, corky and poignant melodies atop developed, well-constructed arrangements. But it’s the synergetic moments of improvisation that seep their way into The One Constant that evoke a familiar, but by no means redundant, blend of chamber classical music and modern jazz.

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  Alexander Ariff — Hardbop Jazz Journal (Sep 2nd, 2011)
• New press article (posted 1 month ago):

  SONGLINES DANNY FOX TRIO/The One Constant: Who does this genre pushing piano jazzbo with a degree in psychology from Harvard think he is? Denny Zeitlin? A left leaning piano trio that doesn't get so off the wall that you have to be in the church basement next door to get it, it's music for the musically adventurous that doesn't cross the line into malcontent. Mixing a lot of modes along the way, this accessible hell raiser adds the leavening to anything he stirs up. A solid set for those who don't like it too easy but don't like it too challenging. A winner throughout. 1588

  — Midwest Record (Nov 27th, 2011)
• New press article (posted 1 month ago):

  Growing up in Manhattan down the street from famed bassist Bob Crnashaw gave pianist Danny Fox a rich education in jazz that the great music conservatories in the Northeast just can’t quite match. But Fox’s deep interest in classical music shaped his conception of jazz as well and both of those backgrounds come to the fore in his trio’s debut’s release, The One Constant. A heady mixture of both worlds, Fox with Chris van Voorst van Beest (bass) and Max Goldman (drums) create motifs, rhythmic structures and chords not native to jazz, but the spontaneity and energy they apply to Fox’s originals is very much in the jazz spirit. Moreover, the unpredictability of not knowing what lurks around the corner of each song makes for a listening adventure: “Fable’s End,” performed live in video below, provides a great example of this challenging but satisfying style.

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  S. Victor Aaron — Something Else Reviews (Dec 5th, 2011)
• Posted 1 month ago

  Nice review from Gapplegate music: http://gapplegatemusicreview.blogspot.com/

  Gapplegate Music Review The blog covers interesting releases, especially in the areas of free and mainstream jazz as well as contemporary classical and avant garde music. The emphasis will for the most part be on smaller labels. Both established musicians and lesser known artists that deserve attention will be covered, wit...
• Posted 2 months ago

  Thanks to everyone who came out to Barbes tonight!