News & Reviews
Kris Davis & Craig Taborn – Octopus – Kevin Le Gendre
Piano duos have been around for a while but recent iterations – Kaja Drachsler-Eve Risser: Craig Taborn-Vijay Iyer; Kris Davis-Benoit Delbecq – have served as a reminder of the richness of the format. As for Davis and Taborn, They exploit…
Village Voice – Kris Davis and Craig Taborn – Michael J. Agovino
Piano Madness: Kris Davis and Craig Taborn in Freewheeling Dialogue by MICHAEL J. AGOVINO The Village Voice PETER_GANNUSHKIN In jazz, the duo is perhaps the most underappreciated, and least commercially viable, of any combo setting. Consider all the classic trios, quartets,…
The New York City Jazz Record – Octopus – John Sharpe
Pianist Kris Davis’ 2015 self-released Duopoly CD/DVD set paired her with eight first-time partners and generated several ongoing collaborations. But while Davis has also toured with pianist Angelica Sanchez and drummer Billy Drummond as a consequence, it is the chemistry…
The Wire – Octopus – Phil Freeman
Kris Davis & Graig Taborn Octopus Pyroclastic CD/DL In 2016, pianist Kris Davis recorded Duopoly, a collection of duets with eight colleagues: reeds players Tim Berne and Don Byron, guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, drummers Billy Drummond and Marcus…
The New York Times – Love In Outer Space – Giovanni Russonello
Ms. Davis and Mr. Taborn are two pianists with an ear for stark clarity and unflinching abstraction. Each is the kind of player whose presence is reason enough to go see a gig: They can hold an entire band together,…
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October 4th, 2019
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October 4th, 2019
News & Reviews
Kris Davis & Craig Taborn – Octopus – Kevin Le Gendre
Piano duos have been around for a while but recent iterations – Kaja Drachsler-Eve Risser: Craig Taborn-Vijay Iyer; Kris Davis-Benoit Delbecq – have served as a reminder of the richness of the format. As for Davis and Taborn, They exploit…
Village Voice – Kris Davis and Craig Taborn – Michael J. Agovino
Piano Madness: Kris Davis and Craig Taborn in Freewheeling Dialogue by MICHAEL J. AGOVINO The Village Voice PETER_GANNUSHKIN In jazz, the duo is perhaps the most underappreciated, and least commercially viable, of any combo setting. Consider all the classic trios, quartets,…
The New York City Jazz Record – Octopus – John Sharpe
Pianist Kris Davis’ 2015 self-released Duopoly CD/DVD set paired her with eight first-time partners and generated several ongoing collaborations. But while Davis has also toured with pianist Angelica Sanchez and drummer Billy Drummond as a consequence, it is the chemistry…
The Wire – Octopus – Phil Freeman
Kris Davis & Graig Taborn Octopus Pyroclastic CD/DL In 2016, pianist Kris Davis recorded Duopoly, a collection of duets with eight colleagues: reeds players Tim Berne and Don Byron, guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, drummers Billy Drummond and Marcus…
The New York Times – Love In Outer Space – Giovanni Russonello
Ms. Davis and Mr. Taborn are two pianists with an ear for stark clarity and unflinching abstraction. Each is the kind of player whose presence is reason enough to go see a gig: They can hold an entire band together,…