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New Release: Code 2
Peter McEachern trombone | Noah Preminger tenor saxophone | Mario Pavone bass | Michael Sarin drums
This release is a nod to long time colleagues and new musical directions. I first met the innovative bassist/composer Mario Pavone in 1978 and have had a close musical relationship and friendship since that time. I joined with him in the early 1980’s performing in concerts with the “Creative Music Improvisors Forum”(CMIF) featuring such luminaries as Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Ray Anderson, Marty Erlich and numerous others. In addition, Mario crafted a jazz scene at The Hillside Café in his hometown of Waterbury Ct and this was a crucible of learning and experimentation for many musicians including Thomas Chapin and myself. As ensembles reconfigured we continued to collaborate and performed on each other’s projects and recordings for over 40 years.
Feeling the pull of “roots music”, I worked with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown for 12 years honing blues skills, but continued to mine more avant guarde areas with the bassist and woodwind virtuoso Thomas Chapin until the reedman’s untimely passing in 1998. This current project “Code 2” is an offshoot of my trio “Bone Code” featuring Mario and drummer Michael Sarin a longstanding colleague and friend. Along with Mario, who provided the exciting pulse and momentum of the trio, Michael’s electrifying rhythms and supportive presence were a large part of The Thomas Chapin trio’s dynamic sound. He brings his vibrancy and musicality to this group as well. I was introduced to Noah playing in the bassist’s sextet in NYC several years ago, and was a fan from the first note. The addition of the tenor saxophone has added another layer of texture and color to the Bone Code trio. This CD pays homage to a shared vision as well as fresh possibilities.
Awards:
Best of 2021 Downbeat Magazine
Honorable Mention New York City Jazz Record
Bone-Code on Clean Feed
Peter McEachern trombone | Mario Pavone double bass | Michael Sarin drums
Peter McEachern had a long-standing collaboration with Mario Pavone by the time he met Michael Sarin in the early 90’s. The three musicians recorded “Insomnia” by Thomas Chapin as part of Chapin’s Trio Plus Brass, a formidable octet. McEachern repaid Chapin’s invitation by asking him to play on his CD “Shockwave”, and their paths continued to cross along the years. Pavone invited the trombonist for six of his records, and in addition McEachern and Sarin had an intriguing duo. “Bone-Code” is the culmination of those experiences under the spell of Chapin’s idiosyncratic saxophone lines, and Pavone’s eclectic compositions, but also of unexpected turns like McEachern’s stint with minimalist composer LaMonte Young, and his study of monophonic and microtonal music. This is coupled with the blues feeling he mastered with his twelve-year collaboration with bluesman Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. All this is evident in an album dedicated to his trombone concepts and to his friend, trombonist Roswell Rudd. Ever present is McEachern’s love of field hollers, which contributed to the birth of jazz and blues and for the trombone trio format lead by the likes of Albert Mangelsdorff, Ray Anderson, and George Lewis, mixing tradition and innovation.