(French – translated into English) By Julien Ferté. Click to access Muziq website. It reassures that all piano-bass-drums trios do not sound like sad clones of The Bad Plus Trio or EST. Evidence: Nick Sanders Trio Published by the hyperactive New York label Sunnyside and produced by a master of the keyboard, the great Fred Hersch, “You Are […]
Spring Edition 2015, By James Rozzi. With his forward-leaning trio of bassist Henry Fraser and drummer Connor Baker, New Orleans-born pianist Nick Sanders has culled a set of music as mysterious as the CD’s title. Tradition goes by the wayside, particularly when it comes to odd meters, rapidly changing tonalities and stretched-out song forms. With this […]
By Brent Black. “The Nick Sanders Trio’s “You Are A Creature” is creativity on steroids!” The sophomore effort from Nick Sanders might best be described as Monk and Bud Powell get in a bar fight on Bourbon Street. Never heard of Nick? You will! Produced by the legendary Fred Hersch we find the trio working the […]
Jazz in the North East and beyond Great Britain, Review by Lance. New Orleans-born pianist Sanders is described as a unique voice and his trio is referred to as unconventional. I second the motion! Maybe we could add Quirky! The cover art, the titles and the execution tell us that this isn’t going to be a straight […]
BY SCOTT YANOW The music on Nick Sanders’ You Are A Creature, which consists of eleven of the pianist’s originals plus Ornette Coleman’s “The Blessing,” is as unusual as the CD’s title and its cover. Pictured on the cover is a picture from a vintage sideshow advertisement that features a contortionist in action. While the […]
Nick Sanders Trio – You Are A Creature (Sunnyside) By Mike Gates I can remember as a young boy being taken to the fairground. I guess this happened fairly regularly as a kid, my parents doing their duty with two young boys in need of entertainment on their holidays. One of these trips has always stayed […]
Nick Sanders rides keyboard home to New Orleans with new CD, rave reviews. By: Chris Waddington Nick Sanders, the New Orleans keyboard whiz, has plenty to celebrate at the CD-release party set for March 27 at Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen St. “You Are a Creature,” Sanders’ second disc for the prestigious Sunnyside label, has been piling […]
Nick Sanders Trio: You Are A Creature (Sunnyside) By: Richard Kamins Nick Sanders hails from New Orleans, a fertile ground for pianists. While attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, as a grad student, Sanders met freshmenConnor Baker (drums) andHenry Fraser (bass), beginning an association that now has lasted 5 years. The Trio’s 2013 debut, […]
Nick Sanders Trio: You Are A Creature (Sunnyside) By Dan Bilawsky It’s sad to say, but many newly-formed piano trios tend to suffer by comparison before they ever get off the ground. So many of these groups consciously or unwittingly walk along well-trod paths, referencing legendary jazz figures or following trails of sonic breadcrumbs dropped […]
NOUVEAUTÉ. Originaire de La NouvelleOrléans, Nick Sanders a grandi dans un environnement favorable à son développement et bénéficié d’une éducation auprès de maîtres comme Cecil McBee, Da nilo Perez ou Jason Moran. Pour parachever le tout, “Nameless Neighbors” a été produit par Fred Hersch, un gage de qualité qui n’est pas le fruit du hasard. Dès […]