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The Trio Of Stridence came into existence back in early 2002 when Alex Masi was
invited down to The Kibitz Room at Canter's Deli to perform improvisational
music and jam with other regulars. I was invited to join Alex soon thereafter,
and after a few weeks of playing with different bassists every week, we decided
to secure someone for a regular spot.
Once Jeffrey Allan was in the line-up, we began playing a few fusion tunes from
our collective memory and then used these compositions as starting points for
our own improvisations. We learned a few more classics, and continued to
combine them with our improvisations every Monday night at Canter's, as well as
several other venues around Los Angeles. We went by the name "The Trio Of Doom"
at this point, borrowing the name from the band that featured John
McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius and Tony Williams. That band only played one show in
Havana, Cuba but epitomized the approach that we were going for.
We were featured in the Calendar section of the Los Angeles times in 2003 and
continued to entertain our loyal fans at the Kibitz Room whenever our schedules
would permit.
In early 2004, I decided that it would be nice to document our present state
musically and record a CD of our regular material. "Pastrami Standards" is a CD
of most of the songs we regularly played with a few newer ones thrown in for
good measure. This was pretty much our standard repertoire, and since most of
the material came into fruition at a deli, the title "Pastrami Standards" was
inevitable. The songs were recorded over a period of 12 months, whenever
schedules would permit. The CD was mastered and manufactured in the summer of
2005.
We hope you enjoy the music, thank you for your support and hope to see you at
one of our shows around town.
Thanks,
Paul
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