jazz2love

Album:  In Flower, In Song Artist:  Trio Xolo Label:  577 Records Website:  https://577records.bandcamp.com/album/in-flower-in-song In Flower, In Song, the debut album from Trio Xolo, a modern era avant garde jazz trio, explores the jazz palette, indulging in polyrhythms, tone clusters, and improvisation.  The trio is a collaboration made up of bassist Zachary Swanson, saxophonist Derrick Michaels and Lithuanian percussionist Dalius Naujo.  The music is entirely improvised, layering chord patterns that move the tracks in different directions, forming a complex maze. Sharing a kindred spirit with the impulsive exchange and organic communication expressed in pianist/composer Michael Braam's jazz combos and demonstrating an exploratory nature relatable to drummer/bandleader Elvin Jones, Trio Xolo experiments with the range of their instruments, intertwining their individual voices into intricate labyrinths.  Michaels's tenor sax soars and rumbles above t...