“Like a well-oiled machine, BassDrumBone's interplay is piston-perfect," declared AllAboutJazz.com's Troy Collins in a recent CD review. “The Line Up is a beautiful, vivacious album and a testament to their creative longevity." Other critics write, “they make new jazz that's as warm-hearted as it is intelligent" (Jon Pareles, New York Times), “their accessible brand of avant-garde jazz is quite colorful" (Scott Yanow, All Music Guide) and “their musical risks often provide exceptional results" (Chuck Obuchowski, Hartford Courant). “Best of all," adds New Haven Advocate contributor Bill Carbone, “while they are seriously talented improvisers, BassDrumBone pursues the endeavor with pranksterish levity."
Helias, Hemingway and Anderson first came together as a trio in the fall of 1977, and have since worked together in a variety other configurations over the ensuing decades. Their body of work as BassDrumBone includes performances around the world and recordings for the Auricle, Clean Feed, Data, Enja, Minor Music and Soul Note labels. In addition to this group, which remains a labor of love that reconvenes every few years, each member is an acclaimed bandleader and composer in his own right who has worked with some of the most respected names in creative music. Collectively, they have appeared on more than 300 recordings, and collaborated with such notable musicians as Anthony Braxton, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Sam Rivers, Cecil Taylor and Henry Threadgill among many others.
2008 Spring Jazz Series schedule:
03/14 :: David Torn's Prezens
03/21 :: Susie Ibarra Trio
03/28 :: Dezron Douglas Quintet
04/04 :: Aaron Goldberg Trio
04/11 :: Joe Morris Quartet
04/18 :: Peter Brotzmann/Han Bennink Duo
04/25 :: Andy LaVerne's One Of A Kind
05/02 :: BassDrumBone
05/09 :: Miguel Zenon Quartet
05/16 :: Ralph Alessi and This Against That
05/23 :: Min Xiao-Fen's Asian Trio
05/30 :: Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers
06/06 :: Ben Wolfe Quartet
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