Stephan Crump's Rhombal at Cornelia Street Cafe

TWO NIGHT ENGAGEMENT — FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

A two-horn, bass and drums quartet, convened around a body of work written for Crump’s late brother, stretches into new works.

Friday & Saturday, November 16-17

”bristles with the unexpected and the lively” – Downbeat ****
”excellent” – New York Times
“wonderfully unclassifiable” – StepTempest
“best jazz of 2016” – PopMatters

Double Vinyl LP, CD, and digital available now on Papillon Sounds

Rhombal features veteran explorer Ellery Eskelin on tenor saxophone engaging with brilliant young trumpeter Adam O’Farrill in the midst of the burgeoning rhythm team chemistry between Crump and Jeremy Dutton. The group recently released its first recording, a body of work written for Crump’s late brother, Patrick, and now begins to explore new material toward its next stage....

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TWO NIGHT ENGAGEMENT — FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

A two-horn, bass and drums quartet, convened around a body of work written for Crump’s late brother, stretches into new works.

Friday & Saturday, November 16-17

”bristles with the unexpected and the lively” – Downbeat ****
”excellent” – New York Times
“wonderfully unclassifiable” – StepTempest
“best jazz of 2016” – PopMatters

Double Vinyl LP, CD, and digital available now on Papillon Sounds

Rhombal features veteran explorer Ellery Eskelin on tenor saxophone engaging with brilliant young trumpeter Adam O’Farrill in the midst of the burgeoning rhythm team chemistry between Crump and Jeremy Dutton. The group recently released its first recording, a body of work written for Crump’s late brother, Patrick, and now begins to explore new material toward its next stage.

Rhombal is not about sadness. Much more, it’s a commemoration of a death well-confronted, of a spiritual evolution Crump witnessed in his brother during their last days together, and of how close they left each other after what had been, for many years, a very troubled relationship.

Memphis-bred, Grammy-nominated, Echo Award-winning bassist/composer Stephan Crump has lived in Brooklyn since 1994. An active bandleader, he has released twelve critically-acclaimed albums in addition to numerous film scoring contributions. Known for transforming his instrument into a speaking entity of magnetic pull, his focus on creative instrumental music has led to collaborations with many of the leading lights of his generation, most notably Vijay Iyer, in whose trio and sextet Crump plays a dynamic, founding role. He can also be heard as long-standing member of Jen Chapin Trio, Ches Smith Trio, Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet, Liberty Ellman Sextet, Secret Keeper (duo with Mary Halvorson), his own Rosetta Trio (with Jamie Fox, Liberty Ellman), his Rhombal quartet (with Ellery Eskelin, Adam O’Farrill, Tyshawn Sorey), as well as co-led ensembles with Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe, Eric McPherson, Mat Maneri, and Okkyung Lee.

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