Racer Session #228 | Ton Trio 2 | June 29, 2014
Ton Trio II presented a set of five pieces:
“This Reminds Me”
“On and On”
“Turncoats”
“Findings”
“Orange Poppies”
Aram Shelton, alto saxophone; Scott Brown, bass; Alex Vittum, drums
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Improv 1: Austin Larkin (violin), Aaron Otheim (keyboard), Evan Woodle (drums)
Improv 2: Chris Icasiano (drums), Christian Pincock (trombone), Luke Bergman (bass), John Broback (guitar)
Improv 3: Rob Hanlon (keyboard), Ethan Cudabak (drums), John Broback (guitar)
Improv 4: Zach Burba (drums), Luke Bergman (bass), Austin Larkin (violin), Aaron Otheim (keyboard)
Improv 5: Dio-Jean-Baptiste (drums), Andrew Olmstead (keyboard), Christian Pincock (trombone), Max Benoit (bass)
Improv 6: Evan Woodle (drums), Gus Carns (keyboard), Scott Brown (bass), Christian Pincock (trombone)
Improv 7: Dio-Jean-Baptiste (trumpet), Aaron Otheim (keyboard), Scott Brown (bass)
Improv 8: Luke Bergman (electric bass), Scott Brown (acoustic bass), Erin Birgy (drums), Rory Ganon (guitar), Zach Burba (keyboard)
Aram Shelton, alto saxophone; Scott Brown, bass; Alex Vittum, drums.
They are an avant/modern jazz trio that thrive in, and out of conventional structure. Drawing from Shelton’s bright and even folk-like compositions, the trio weaves continuously through melody, rhythm, and texture with written parts that serve as entry points for spacious improvisations. All three members play almost continuously, keeping the voices of melody, harmony and rhythm on an even level.
The Oakland based Ton Trio II was formed by Shelton in late 2012 as the newest vehicle for his small ensemble avant jazz writing, heard before in groups including Arrive (482 Music and CleanFeed) with Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke and Tim Daisy; Cylinder (CleanFeed) with Darren Johnston, Lisa Mezzacappa and Kjell Nordeson; and the Fast Citizens (Delmark) with Fred Lonberg-Holm, Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson, and Frank Rosaly.