Trio Apoplectic – CD Launch

…Collectively assured, with a fine balance of dynamics, intent and realisation – John Shand, SMH.

Young Sydney band Trio Apoplectic formed in 2003 with the meeting of the three members at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

With a repertoire comprising of everything from jazz standards, to original compositions, to free improvisation, the band demonstrates with remarkable consistency that it is possible to sound contemporary – indeed freshly minted – play freely interactive improvisation full of distinctive nuances and create pure melody.

Their position in Australian jazz is all but unique, in that they can evoke, simultaneously, the effortless lyricism of the West Coast cool school and the freedom of post-Ornette Coleman jazz.

Trio Apoplectic have toured nationally several times, performing at major events including Wangaratta International Jazz Festival, Jazz:Now at the Sydney Opera House and Living Sound Festival. The group’s extensive regional touring shows their commitment to asserting the relevance of jazz as a contemporary art form, and to take it beyond the confines of metropolitan centres.

Trio Apoplectic’s debut, self-titled album was released in 2007 to critical acclaim. Their new album, Sofia, is a collection of well aimed, co-ordinated journeys. Named for the inner Sydney street where the trio lives, Sofia evokes the friendship and intuitive understanding between the musicians in the music. The trio can swing lightly, blithely, but with a mounting intensity – interacting explosively and they can also create fields of languid beauty. This is very original and also very accessible music. Start now with these brilliant musicians and see where it takes you.