Kristof Bacso TRIAD & Lionel Loueke - Pannon Blue (CD)

Exciting new album of a trio of top Hungarian jazz musicians and Benin-born, New-York-based guitarist Lionel LouekeTRIAD was formed in 2013 by three dominant figures of the younger Hungarian jazz generation. Saxophonist-composer Kristóf Bacsó's pieces are marked by careful craftsmanship, joint improvisations and unusual timbres. Their contemporary European jazz draws its influences both from the present day's music and the Central and Eastern European musical tradition. To enrich this unique sound, Bacsó invited one of the most inventive contemporary jazz musicians, Lionel Loueke to participate in the recordings of the trio's debut album.The bond between the Hungarian saxophonist and the Benin-born guitarist dates back to the time when they were both attending the Boston Berklee College of Music. Loueke left Africa in 1994 to pursue jazz studies at the American School of Modern Music in Paris then came to the U.S. on a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music where he first encou