dred scott trio - live at rockwood music hall

.:: this disc (live at rockwood) demonstrates that scott's vision of bop is a deeply personal one, which can be either cozily swinging or devilishly tricky.' time out, ny

'Live at the Rockwood Music Hall is a beautiful showcase of this dynamic piano trio.' allaboutjazz-newyork

.:: liner notes:

An elder statesman of the jazz scene here in new york city recently said to me, 'i don't know how you guys today learn how to play.' today in manhattan, the billionaires push out the millioaires and while i am always reluctant to say these are the worst of times, the days when musicians ran all over town going from one gig to the next certainly is fading (or gone depending whom you talk to).

Clubs coming and going have always been a part of life but rare is the place a musician can call home and feel supported to develop and try new things. enter ken rockwood. when he opened the rockwood music hall in january, 2005, it was a place with a singer/songwriter format. six acts a night. every night. i thought, hell, original music is original music. so what if it's instrumental. we weren't out enought for the avant-garde downtown scene and we weren't retro (or famous) enough for the uptown/upscale jazz clubs.

We needed a place to play regularly that had a decent piano. so i approached ken and asked him to try my trio on an off night (tuesdays) in a slot nobody wanted (the last one, midnight) and let us sink in for awhile and see if we couldn't garner a regular following. it worked and a year later ken suggested we make a recording documenting our long residency (which continues). words cannot fully express the gratitude i, my band and everyone who plays there (with the exception of the lamplighters - what jerk-offs) feel for ken and tommy. you guys fucking rock!. dredscott.com

This is an album from an artist who really understands how the industry is changing… has changed

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