David Gordon Trio - Album Showcase
“a richly gifted player with a sparkling style and boundless imagination”
Independent on Sunday
An assured and versatile pianist, David Gordon is one of the few professional jazz musicians who is also a well-established classical artist. An accomplished harpsichordist as well as pianist, David includes work as soloist/director with the likes of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, the London Chamber Orchestra and Concerto Köln and as an award-winning composer he has had works commissioned by festivals, orchestras and fellow musicians alike. As a jazz pianist he has a repertoire that focuses on original compositions by the band, but also includes material as diverse as folk music from Venezuela, East European dance tunes and Celtic-tinged melodies.
After the critical acclaim given to the trio’s recent fascinating project “Alexander Scriabin's Ragtime Band” - ‘one of the finest trio records I have heard in a very long time’ (Stereopluss, Norway) and Mojo’s Jazz CD of the Year - their latest project ‘Pachyderm’ which they are showcasing tonight marks a return to the group’s original compositions, flecked with occasional unfusty references to Bach and the baroque. David describes it this way: "The music draws together various strands: it’s a tribute to my late father, whose memory and wisdom were widely known to be pachyderm-like. There will also be a tribute to Bill Evans, a little help from J.S. Bach, an Elizabethan folk song and 18th century Italian theorists". Making up the rest of the trio will be Steve Watts-bass and Tom Hooper-drums. David is a world class talent with a playful sense of humour, which makes all his shows both musically innovative and a lot of fun!
“Gordon...a richly gifted player with a sparkling style and boundless imagination!” Independent on Sunday; "He doesn’t play many notes, but the notes that he does play are almost the selection of a genius" Jazz FM; "one of our most brilliant pianists … festival organisers both classical and jazz should be grabbing these guys with both hands" London Jazz News; "David Gordon has the wonderful ability to make piano notes glisten like precious drops of water” John Etheridge, Musician
London Jazz News Review of David Gordon's Previous 606 Performance
Photo courtesy David Forman.