3:40 PM
Dexter Goldberg Trio - Showcase Espace Gould
Dexter Goldberg, piano & keyboard / Bertrand Beruard, double bass & bass / Kevin Lucchetti, drums
With such a first name, could this pianist escape a jazzman's destiny? Alert phrasing, joyful virtuosity, and relaxed gesture, Dexter Goldberg has jazz under his fingers. One of the most promising musicians on the French scene, he builds brilliant architectures that he never ceases to dismantle, with a clarity and assurance of movement that makes you dizzy.
From rhythmic appointments to spun sequences, from catchy groove to changes suddenly, the trio sounds like the playful manifesto of a formation that manages to expand a formula established by the grace of his writing and the constantly renewed pleasure of playing. Anchored in the sound of the great tradition by which he never seems to let himself be intimidated - a jazzman is born. His name is Dexter Goldberg.