Artist description On their debut CD, Lines of Reason showcases a stimulating and provocative band of players who put together a fresh, compelling and swinging set. The program not only underscores their sensitive group interaction, but also highlights their formidable composing skills. This record will give them the recognition on the Jazz scene which is long over-due and provide the opportunity for a world-wide audience to hear this outstanding and vital group.

Music Style Jazz, Bebop

Musical Influences Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Horace Silver

Group Members Pianist, composer and educator, Michael Cochrane, studied at New England Conservatory of Music, where he later taught and at Berklee College of Music. Throughout the Seventies, he appeared on many dates led by Sonny Fortune and Hannibal Peterson and also worked with Gary Burton, & Chico Freeman. He had a long association with Mingus alum, Jack Walrath, with whom he toured and recorded. He debuted as a leader in 1985 with his album, Elements, on Soul Note. Cochrane is on the Jazz faculty at N.Y.U., Princeton and Rutgers. He tours in Europe annually with bassist Calvin Hill with "The Spirit of Life Ensemble." When on his home turf, New York City, the veteran piano man holds down the fort on Monday nights at the Greenwich Village night spot, Sweet Basil, with that Ensemble. ___Master saxophonist David Alan Gross attended the Hartt College of Music in the late sixties. He studied saxophone for two years with Joe Allard, who covered principles of tone reproduction and saxophone technique. HE also studied two years with Metropolitan Opera principal flutist Harry Moscovitz, concentrating on the classical flute repertoire. With jazz keyboard harmony teacher John Mehegan, Gross rounded out his studies, exploring the basics of chord changes and jazz composition. He worked with drumming great Bob Moses, with whom he recorded on three CDs. ___Big toned bassist Calvin Hill, has worked with McCoy Tyner,Max Roach and Junior Mance over the years.___Drummer Alan Nelson has made many hundreds of club dates and concerts in New York City with James Moody, Shirley Scott and Sonny Stitt.

Instruments sax, piano, bass, drums

Albums Lines=of=Reason

Press Reviews Lines=of=Reason's self titled release (1999 Bluejay records) is an experienced and energetic expression that really stands out as asuperior work of bebop. In a genre where it often seems thateverything has been done to some extent, Lines=Of=Reason soundsfresh and vibrant. All of the musicians on this record arevirtuosos in their own rite, and together, they groove in an almosttelepathic way. Morning in Lima is a choice track to begin thealbum with, showcasing David Alan Gross's ballsy approach to thealto sax, Alan Nelson's explosive, yet tasteful fills, CalvinHill's incredible speed and definition on the bass, pianist Michael Cochrane's outstanding song writing skill. Other high points onthis record include the fast paced "Philly Joe", and the warm modal "Bass Instruments", which will leave you feeling like you justachieved seven levels of enlightenment. Lines=of=Reason is a mature, intelligent group, that really understands how to makegreat jazz, and when you combine that aspect with a high quality recording, you've got a great record. --Adam Kluckenberg, Homegrown Buzz Electrozine

Location New York, NY - USA

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