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Green, a member of Brown's trio for about five years in the '90s, has gained an admirable reputation himself. His fast octave runs on the piano were demonstrated capably throughout the set, even though he had to warm up slowly from his initial contained exuberance. On Malone part's, he managed to maintain his signature bluesy sound, while recalling the Django Reinhardt recordings of the past...
Green seemed to catch on, answering lyrically with light and effortless swinging solos on the keys. Brown also dug in, and came up with his signature deep, growling bass. The trio breezed through standards like "Black Orpheus," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Blues For Junior" while throwing in sly references to other obscure tunes...
...crowd was extremely appreciative and from then, the band just got livelier. Malone continued thrilling the crowd with his flexible runs and providing an interesting contrast to Green's slightly stiff playing. Yet, the overall performance of the trio was satisfyingly intimate, having had the trio up close and personal with the audience...
Daring to trip down into the sweet sea of shivers that's shielded by your skin, Submarine submerges, dives deep into those secret spots behind your consciousness that only glow with the lights out. In their debut album SkinDiving, south London trio Al Boyd, Richard Jeffrey and Adaesi Ukairo have oozed out a unique and seductive blend of aquamarine electronic pulse. Lyrically intriguing, although sometime tempted to too-easy rhymes, SkinDiving strikes a perfect balance between vocal and vibration...
Though the beginning of the album is more successful than the end, the shift is skillful and it remains cohesive, revealing a versatility in the trio that should keep them around for at least a little while. Boyd's musical direction and Jeffrey's lyrics should serve as backbones to the band in future endeavors, but more than anything it is Ukairo's voice that makes Submarine sparkle in the dark...