Sydney Festival - night of the keyboard trios

My review of Wednesday's Marcin Wasilewski Trio and Medeski Martin & Wood concerts, as part of Sydney Festival, is up at The Australian

Extract one (Wasilewsli):
"These former accompanists of trumpet player Tomasz Stanko played utterly flawlessly, yet so much good taste also meant little danger or excitement, as is so often the case with ECM acts..."

Extract two (Medeski):
"After this demonstration of European elegance came the New York aesthetic of Medeski Martin & Wood, brash and loud, take-it-or-leave-it. In a self-indulgently ugly first half, my inclination was to leave it..."

(Image: John Medeski playing melodica, farm2.static.flickr.com ) berkshiresjazz.org)