Rod Williams Detroit Quartet at Trinosophes

Rod Williams piano, compositions & electronics
Cassius Richmond, alto sax & flute
Marion Hayden, bass
Djallo Djakate, drums
"His improvisations alternate between a scampering kind of percussive rumble with a smoother, more pianistic touch, and his compositions reveal a personal approach to melody and structure". Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

"Williams, was a master of soloing within these musical worlds of his own design. And for all the braininess of Williams' compositions, there was emotion to be wrested from them; they had their hooks and sometimes a sing-songability that left them dancing in your ears after they ended". W. Kim Heron, Detroit Metro Times...

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Rod Williams piano, compositions & electronics
Cassius Richmond, alto sax & flute
Marion Hayden, bass
Djallo Djakate, drums
"His improvisations alternate between a scampering kind of percussive rumble with a smoother, more pianistic touch, and his compositions reveal a personal approach to melody and structure". Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

"Williams, was a master of soloing within these musical worlds of his own design. And for all the braininess of Williams' compositions, there was emotion to be wrested from them; they had their hooks and sometimes a sing-songability that left them dancing in your ears after they ended". W. Kim Heron, Detroit Metro Times

"Rod Williams is one of the many musicians in New York who toil in the background, but shouldn't. Mr. Williams, who deserves to be heard in his own context more often, played dense, driven improvisations".
Peter Watrous The New York Times

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