Lucid Culture just published a glowing review of Trio Tritticali’s recent show at Caffe Vivaldi. Here are a couple of tidbits from the review…

“In concert, they destroyed any cliche about classically-trained players being lost when it comes to jamming.”

“Combining the exacting virtuosity of a classical ensemble with the wild improvisational edge of a jazz band, there’s no other group like them in the New York area.”

Visit Lucid Culture for the full write-up!

We’ll be putting up a few videos up on the web outside of Facebook, but for a preview of our concert in May 2012 at the Brooklyn Conservatory, see below. And while you’re there, you can “Like” Trio Tritticali :)

Trio Tritticali - Our Mission

Lucid Culture reviewed Trio Tritticali’s debut album, and we’re honored to be named as one of the best albums of 2011.

“…Trio Tritticali have just released their new Issue # 1, one of the most gripping, intelligent, richly eclectic albums of recent years. Drawing on elements as diverse as Egyptian dance vamps, the baroque, bossa nova, tango and European Romantic chamber music, they blend those styles together seamlessly and imaginatively for a bracingly intricate sound that’s uniquely their own.”

You can read the full review here.

Issue #1, released July 2011 (Tritticali Music TM-01) Trio Tritticali’s debut album is a cornucopia of string styles, from jazz and Latin covers “Stolen Moments” and “Corcovado,” to a spirited tango “La Yumba,” Arabic dance “Azizah,” and original rock tunes “Who Knows Yet” and “Issue No.1.”

Leanne Darling – viola
Loren Kiyoshi Dempster – cello
Helen Yee – violin