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Gordon Grdina, Mark Helias + Matthew Shipp – ‘Pathways’ (2022)

Gordon Grdina, Mark Helias + Matthew Shipp – ‘Pathways’ (2022)

If you’re looking for a guitar / piano / acoustic bass combo that breaks all the rules, there’s probably only Gordon Grdina, Matthew Shipp and Mark Helias.

Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio – ‘Boiling Point’ (2022)

Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio – ‘Boiling Point’ (2022)

There is no trio like Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio, where the vast talents of Grdina, Matt Mitchell and Jim Black are pushed to their limits and the best of each comes forth as a result.

Gordon Grdina – ‘Oddly Enough: The Music of Tim Berne’ (2022)

Gordon Grdina – ‘Oddly Enough: The Music of Tim Berne’ (2022)

With ‘Oddly Enough,’ Gordon Grdina’s own stringed-based expedition into the works of one of current jazz’s most esoteric composers sheds yet more light on the character, shape and genius contained in these scores.

Ivo Perelman, Gordon Grdina +  Hamin Honari – ‘The Purity of Desire’ (2020)

Ivo Perelman, Gordon Grdina + Hamin Honari – ‘The Purity of Desire’ (2020)

If there was going to be anyone who could figure out how to make a tenor saxophone work with an oud and Persian percussion, that would be Ivo Perelman, with Gordon Grdina and Hamin Honari likewise finding the right roles for their respective instruments alongside a sax for the trio improv date ‘The Purity of Desire.’

Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio – ‘Nomad’ (2020)

Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio – ‘Nomad’ (2020)

It’s clear how Gordon Grdina?’s Nomad Trio got their name: They wander without a clear map through vast musical terrain few can even attempt, and make it to the other side unscathed.

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Gordon Grdina, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian – Think Like The Waves (2006)

by Mark Saleski In his essay, “Listening To Music,” composer John Cage offers a possible definition of music and a framework for its evaluation You May Also Like: Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio – ‘Nomad’ (2020) Gordon Grdina, Mark Helias + Matthew Shipp – ‘Pathways’ (2022) Ivo Perelman, Gordon Grdina +Read More