Drummer Scott McLemore and the ASA Trio just released a new album of the music of Thelonious Monk, a follow-up to last years daring take on Coltrane's A Love Supreme. In this interview, McLemore tells the story of how he ended up playing jazz in Iceland; talks about the ASA Trios chemistry and origins; and explains how the band came to play the music of Monk and Coltrane.
