Review of my trio's set at this year's Isthmus Jazz Festival in Madison. Check it.
"Patrick Breiner blew the first blast of the evening: a startling,
corkscrewing, unaccompanied improvisation on tenor sax that lasted for
minutes without a break. It was an impressive feat ... and it served notice that Breiner is a force to be reckoned
with.
A skinny kid in a T-shirt, Breiner was making his debut appearance
at the Isthmus Jazz Festival. He’s an assured saxophonist who cut his
teeth in New York City, supported here by the skillfully modernist
rhythm section of drummer Michael Brenneis and bassist John
Christensen. Without help from the customary piano or guitar, the combo
played edgy originals and an edgy Steve Lacy tune, along with Duke
Ellington’s “Koko” -- also edgy, unlike Duke’s happily swinging
version. It wasn’t that Breiner’s trio couldn’t swing happily if they
wanted to: the set’s last number proved that for anyone who was
wondering."
- Dean Robbins, The Daily Page
 | Currently listening:
The Scenic Route
By Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts
Release date: 2007-01-23 |
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