Sebastian Spanache Trio - Humanized (2013)

After about a year of preparing their material, in February of 2013 Sebastian Spanache Trio went into the studio to record their first official album 'HUMANIZED'. From the first bars of 'Argentina' you can tell this is not going to be your usual jazz endeavor: the tunes are skillfully crafted, with intricate meters and complex, unexpected forms.

The influences borrow from a wide musical palette, with grooves and atmospheres suggestive of ambient or electronic music. 'Seven is Your Friend' starts hot only to regain balance within the unique vitality of improvisations, in-the-moment dialogue and attention to the architecture of musical storytelling. And 'Red' calls to mind an ethereal journey through present-times music that goes beyond what you would typically hear in a 'classic' jazz piano trio.