(Flying Blue Whale) Violinist Chris Garrick has a classical musician's meticulousness but also Stéphane Grappelli's relish for flat-out swingers and Nigel Kennedy's rock and electronic music inflections. This set includes an original five-part suite, and adventurous treatments of the Gershwins' It Ain't Necessarily So and Tom Jobim's How Insensitive, performed by Garrick and a deft piano trio. The session hits the ground running with an uptempo account of the Gershwin, the leader playing a d...
Guardian Music — (Flying Blue Whale) Violinist Chris Garrick has a classical musician's meticulousness but also Stéphane Grappelli's relish for flat-out swingers and Nigel Kennedy's rock... more info