TRET Trio - Crow Jam (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Bringing together three distinctive and accomplished voices from the European and UK jazz scenes, Crow Jam is the debut album from the Tret Trio — saxophonist Rob Hall, keyboardist Tobias Weindorf, and guitarist Philipp van Endert — recorded in April 2024 at Jazzsick Studio in Germany. Known individually for their lyrical sensibility and compositional depth, the trio shares compositional duties equally across the album, resulting in a democratic and intimate collaboration that blurs the lines between chamber jazz, modern European improvisation, and lyrical exploration.

Rob Hall's expressive and genre-fluid approach, honed over decades of international performance and teaching, provides the melodic backbone to the trio's interplay. German pianist Tobias Weindorf contributes a subtle rhythmic elasticity through his Wurlitzer work, echoing his background in the Bundesjazzorchester and European jazz ensembles. Guitarist Philipp van Endert, a seasoned performer and professor with a lyrical but emotionally incisive tone, rounds out the group with harmonic sensitivity and textural nuance.

While Crow Jam is rich in space and subtle dynamics, it never drifts; each composition reveals a careful balance of melodic accessibility and sophisticated improvisation. Whether through fragile harmonic textures or spontaneous bursts of rhythm, the trio weaves a cohesive narrative shaped as much by restraint as by their deep-rooted individual artistry.

Rob Hall, saxophone
Tobias Weindorf, Wurlitzer piano
Philipp van Endert, guitar

Tracklist:
01. Epitaph
02. Crow Jam
03. Ali
04. Heligan's Hooligan (live)
05. Random Waltz (live)
06. Landing Grounds
07. About Turn
08. Heligan's Hooligan (studio version (hidden track))


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