Back at The Hamsptead Jazz Club, The David Gordon Trio brings you a night of refined and euphoric jazz music that ebbs and flows through compositions that showcase the tight-nature of this world-class outfit.
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.
Recognisably jazz, much of the music also draws inspiration from baroque music and particularly from the music of J. S. Bach. With its captivating title track “Pachyderm” is the trio’s seventh studio album and introduces a new trio line up with the award-winning Gordon joined by highly skilled drummer Tom Hooper and double bassist Oli Hayhurst, a vastly experienced musician who has worked with many accomplished artists.
The David Gordon Trio has a unique and individual sound world, a strong pedigree and a worldwide following. All their recordings have received rave reviews in media throughout the US, Japan and Europe, where they have sold more than 10,000 CDs. The trio has played festivals, radio and clubs in Europe and the UK, and has collaborated with a wide variety of artists, including singer Jacqui Dankworth; saxophonists Andy Sheppard and Jerry Underwood; guitarist John Etheridge; and tap-dancer/vocalist Lucy Dixon.
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.
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’ marks a return to the group’s original compositions, flecked with occasional unfusty references to Bach and the baroque. Making up the rest of the trio will be Oli Hayhurst on bass and Tom Hooper-drums.
