2018
This recording is superb example of the virtuosity of a live piano trio. Taken from his four night run at the iconic Cotton Club, Tokyo, Japan in February 2017, this is Joey Calderazzo at his best. The spontaneity, virtuosity and playfulness of the trio is found throughout this performance. Featuring five original compositions and one cover, this is a shining example of the piano trio format; full of expression, musical charm and just plain fun!
Culled from four nights of performances with bassist Orlando Le Fleming and drummer Donald Edwards in February 2017.
Downbeat: Joey Calderazzo Bounces Back
For his new album, Joey Calderazzo aimed to capture the spontaneity of a concert in a renowned club. “I love studio trio records, the ones I grew up listening to, but I’d rather do it live,” the pianist said, referring to Live From The Cotton Club, Tokyo, Volume I (Dot Time). “I wanted to put out a project that documents where I’m at as a player today. It was my idea to call it Volume I, because I plan on doing it again.”
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Ottawa Citizen: "I want that release to just go play" — The Joey Calderazzo Interview
Last week, when I spoke for the first time with Joey Calderazzo, the world-class American jazz pianist let everything hang out. Which, if you know his unfettered, always genuine, go-for-it playing, shouldn’t be a surprise.
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WBGO:Best Kept Secret: Hear the First Song From a New Album by the Branford Marsalis Quartet
The band — a longtime unit with Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums — is poised to reclaim the center spotlight with a new studio album, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul. Due out March 1 on OKeh Records, it will the first Branford Marsalis Quartet release in nearly seven years, since the rather less loftily titled Four MFs Playin’ Tunes.
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