The creation of music as a collective art requires participants who are open and engaged. The essence of ensemble jazz music is the collaboration between elements, including sound and time and the musicians and audience.
Pianist and film composer Todd Cochran views these interchanges of energy and emotions as positive forces for change in the world. In his first album since his two underground classics for Prestige Records in '72 and '73, Cochran folds his earlier explorations into a fresh musical creation in 'Then and Again, Here & Now'.
To assist him in his efforts, Cochran enlisted bassist John Leftwich and drummer Michael Carvin. Leftwich has been an important voice in the West Coast's vibrant music scene for decades and was introduced to Cochran twenty years ago via Freddie Hubbard. The legendary drummer became a part of the pianist's world even earlier through collaborations with Bobby Hutcherson. Together the Todd Cochran trio - TC3 - is a tremendously vibrant, cerebral and vividly emotive ensemble that breathes life into any piece they endeavour to touch.
'Then and Again, Here & Now' presents a collection of stalwart jazz songbook compositions, expressively contemporised and poetically reimagined by Cochran and his trio.
