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A world-traveled, world-class, drummer-less trio brings an intimate night of classic music reimagined.

Ted Nash - tenor saxophone & clarinet
Steve Cardenas - guitar
Ben Allison - bass

Allison, Cardenas & Nash create music that is intimate and highly conversational — a ‘musical trialogue,’ where group interplay is the focus. Together, they weave musical conversations that are full of subtlety and surprise. The trio takes a collaborative approach to arranging, each bringing their own voice to the table. They've released four acclaimed albums: Quiet Revolution (2018 Sonic Camera), Somewhere Else - West Side Story Songs (2019 Plastic Sax), Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley (2022 Sunnyside/Sonic Camera), and Tell the Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols (2024, Sonic Camera). The most recent release — the unique and ever-surprising music of the under-appreciated pianist-composer Herbie Nichols (1919-1963) — features six previously unheard compositions.

The trio has performed on stages all over the world. Recent highlights include: Providencia Jazz Festival (Santiago, Chile), Havana Jazz Festival (Cuba), Barcelona Jazz Festival (Spain), Seixal Jazz Festival (Portugal) and Angra Jazz Festival (Azores, Portugal).

Back in 2012, Ben and Steve were casually talking about the groundbreaking, drummerless trios of the 1950s and ’60s led by reedist Jimmy Giuffre—groups where the guitarist Jim Hall often played a key role. While much of the jazz world was leaning into louder, more expressionistic territory, Hall and Giuffre were charting a different course, crafting intimate, spacious music rooted in blues and folk, while also embracing the emerging qualities of free playing. Inspired by this subtle yet powerful approach, Ben and Steve began envisioning a modern-day project in the same spirit and including Jazz Composers Collective collaborator, saxophonist Ted Nash.

"Wit, beauty, and deftly dancing-in-your-head interplay" — Slate.com