KOMBUCHA
a lightly-sparkling beverage made by adding
live culture to tea.
a tightly-sparkling sound made by adding
living culture to three.
bert seager – piano
sean farias – bass
austin mcmahon – drums
Jazz trio music – conversant – spacious – propulsive
Together they continuously strive for transparency in their performances, framing each song’s improvised narrative in a playful three- way conversation. Their use of world-rhythms, rich modern harmonies and melodic song-based forms creates music that is at once recognizable and yet wholly new.
On May 5, 2011 the Boston Globe wrote: BERT SEAGER TRIO The acclaimed pianist’s music is brainy, heartfelt, lyrical, and swinging, as he engages in a true musical conversation with his superb rhythm section, bassist Sean Farias and drummer Austin McMahon.
bert seager
http://www.bertseager.com/
fifteen compact discs have won him unanimous critical acclaim from the New York Times, Keyboard Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe and many other publications.
toured extensively in the United States and internationally, including fifteen tours to Japan. performed and recorded with Joe Lovano, Tim Hagans, George Garzone, Bob Moses, Joe Hunt, Richie Barshay, John Lockwood.
concerts and festivals with George Mraz, Miroslav Vitous, Mick Goodrick, Tom Harrell, Ben Street, Chris Speed, Billy Drewes and Jorge Roeder.
austin mcmahon
http://www.austinmcmahon.com/
- performs with Jason Palmer, Tim Miller, The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra, George Garzone, Kevin Harris Project and Quartet of Happiness - a jazz group focused on educational outreach.
- actively tours with many projects including the Joe Davidian Trio, Carmen Staaf Trio at jazz clubs and festivals in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Seattle, Portland, and Miami as well as internationally in Germany, Ireland and Italy.
recently released his first album as leader entitled Many Muses which has been described by CDBaby as, “subtle, reverential to tradition, and thoroughly new.”
sean farias
http://www.myspace.com/seanfarias
- can be heard performing with an eclectic array of performers throughout the New England area ranging in styles from jazz, avant garde, celtic, gypsy, latin, folk, pop/rock, balkin, drum 'n' bass, and electronic.
- has also been fortunate enough to perform with many local and international artists on the cutting edge of contemporary improvised music including the likes of George Garzone, Charlie Kohlhase, Bob Gullotti, Jeff Galindo, Santi Debriano, Eric Hofbauer, and Jim Robitaille.
- In 2009 Sean recorded on the PBS documentary "The Mosque In Morgantown," named Best Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
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