Cycling

Reminiscent of the forward-looking jazz groups of the '70s (Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek), Portland, Oregon's Upper Left Trio combines the classic jazz piano trio grouping with an eclectic musical sensibility. Utilizing a wide variety of popular music aesthetics, their debut album, Cycling, explores a collection of 10 highly melodic originals. Featuring pianist Clay Giberson, who ... makes every note important and the singing quality of his piano is, at times, something very beautiful. (Jazz Scene), the trio creates a musical landscape that will appeal to contemporary jazz as well as mainstream jazz listeners.