Rabble Without A Cause
Wednesday September 8th, 2010 with Bernard Stepien
A Canadian loaded trio led by saxophonist Joe McPhee

Some Canadian Free Jazz musicians are a well kept secret. Fortunately, once in a while some of their American counterparts involve them in projects abroad and voilà, suddenly we discover that we don't know some of our own treasures. Saxophonist/trombonist Joe McPhee has been involved in many joint projects with non-American musicians, particularly in Europe. To make things even worse for Canadian politicians and their acclaimed support of the arts, some day in 1994, the Swiss truly renowned label Hat Hut recorded the outstanding Vancouver pianist Paul Plimley and then Vancouver based bassist Lisle Ellis in Zurich, Switzerland. The session was dedicated to the music of legendary drummer Max Roach, quite a paradox for a drum less trio. Paul Plimley emerges as one musician that blends in atonality with harmony in seem less runs of complex melodic material.