https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/steve-barry/ Recent content in Steve Barry on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/polyglot-talk-vol.-1/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/polyglot-talk-vol.-1/ <p>Polyglot is drummer Ko Omura, pianist Steve Barry, and bassist Kosuke Ochiai, an Australian-Japanese jazz trio project whose first album <em>Talk, Vol. 1</em> was released in 2020. Each member contributes original music for the 58-minute album’s eight tracks, with five from the pianist, two from the drummer, and one from the bassist.</p> <figure><a href="L1230564x-1024.jpeg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1230564x-1024.jpeg"/> </a> </figure> <p>Similar to great jazz trios like those of Bill Evans and others, equal partnership is apparent as each member participates actively in the group sound to fill the space with cooperative creativity. While Barry’s piano is the leading voice for many of the theme statements, Omura’s drums and Ochiai’s bass follow and influence the twists, turns, and accents of the multi-cornered melody lines, resulting in a full and fascinating sound.</p>