Photo by Don Berryman

You can hear the Larry Coryell Trio April 13th through the 16th at Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway in New York.

Larry Coryell, Photo by Andrea Canter

Over the years, Larry Coryell has been dubbed the godfather of jazz fusion. Larry Coryell has also been asserting his guitar authority in more straight-ahead contexts on accoustic guitar, but with this dynamic trio of heavyweight performers, there are no boundries.

Dr. Billy Taylor says of Coryell "[Larry] plays all the styles, Latin, jazz-rock, straight ahead jazz, European classical music, you name it, he's a master of it." Billy further emphasizes that Coryell "takes all of the elements that are a part of the great guitar literature and kind of puts them into a special style"

Victor Bailey was born in Philadelphia, on March 27, 1960. Starting off on drums as a school kid, Bailey switched to bass, joining a local band. Bailey recognised his affinity for the bass. He enrolled successfully into the Berklee College of Music. Throughout the mid 90's, Bailey toured with pop astar Madonna. In 1997 Victor joined his mentor, Joe Zawinul, in his group, The Zawinul Syndicate. Bailey stayed with that group for three and a half years

Lenny White is still best-known for being part of Chick Corea's Return To Forever in the 1970's although he had already been playing regularly with Jackie McLean (1968) and recording "Bitches Brew" with Miles Davis in 1969. White has worked with jazz greats including Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Gato Barbieri, Gil Evans, Stanley Clarke and Stan Getz among others. As a member of Return To Forever during 1973-76, White gained a strong reputation as one of the top fusion drummers, but he was always versatile enough to play in many settings.

From a review of Larry's 2004 release , Tricycles - "Coryell is virtually singing through his instrument. His focus on sonority and lush harmonic extrapolations is given weight by his rhythm section, who dance and weave around one another as a unit. The balance of Tricycles is its most startling aspect. These cats sound like they've been playing together for decades. Nuance, impression, and subtle suggestion are all incorporated in the mix for a wonderful melodic approach to modern creative jazz. " Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Here Guitar Guru Larry Coryell with Lenny White and Victor Bailey at:
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway in New York.
(Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023
RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com April 13th through the 16th
Sets at 8 & 10PM
Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets 11:30PM