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“… a wonderful synergy that churns and flows like a storm or a Jackson Pollock painting” (Oregon Artswatch)
Through the wood, sinew, skins, metal and fingers, one hears the years of experiential exploration, responsive nuances and overwhelming power in the Trio's joyfully intense playing. With Tim DuRoche on drums, André Stjames on bass and Thollem on piano, the group covers a lot of territory in their performances, conjuring epochs and eras, terrains and cultures. This is improvised music composed spontaneously out of the breadth of experiences.
Live In Our Time is the Trio's new release on the legendary label, ESP-Disk (Feb 2018)
"Thollem inhabits a world uniquely his own, rhythmically, harmonically and formally." - Terry Riley
“DuRoche’s drumming is like rainfall that fell in love with gravity, at times almost violent with intensity.” - The Oregon Artswatch
Bassist André Stjames is a cornerstone of the rich, thriving Pacific Northwest jazz scene and works regularly with his own quintet, t