Laszlo Gardony Trio - Album Release Concert for "Close Connection" (Sunnyside) at David Friend Recital Hall

Pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony celebrates his new trio album, "Close Connection" (Sunnyside Records) along with John Lockwood (bass) and Yoron Israel (drums.) Renowned jazz journalist Bill Milkowski desribes the music on "Close Connection" as such: "It's a confluence of musical styles in a highly interactive trio setting, where Laszlo's Central European folk roots come to the fore alongside his lifelong love of jazz standards and his youthful infatuation with '70s prog-rock. It's where Bartok meets Monk and King Crimson, filtered through Gardony's unique prism and expertly interpreted by his longtime simpatico rhythm tandem of bassist John Lockwood and drummer Yoron Israel...

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Pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony celebrates his new trio album, "Close Connection" (Sunnyside Records) along with John Lockwood (bass) and Yoron Israel (drums.) Renowned jazz journalist Bill Milkowski desribes the music on "Close Connection" as such: "It's a confluence of musical styles in a highly interactive trio setting, where Laszlo's Central European folk roots come to the fore alongside his lifelong love of jazz standards and his youthful infatuation with '70s prog-rock. It's where Bartok meets Monk and King Crimson, filtered through Gardony's unique prism and expertly interpreted by his longtime simpatico rhythm tandem of bassist John Lockwood and drummer Yoron Israel. And he calls it New Prog Jazz."

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