When Rob, Diane and I initially got together to play I didn’t view it as a set band. I knew I wanted to play with the two of them and explore what I saw as a mutual interest the three of us have in a certain kind of improvisation, but I just thought of it as a “session”, a chance to play for fun and I had the feeling that this might be the beginning of a larger group, possibly with a drummer or another horn player. As time passed though it became apparent that we really didn’t miss other instruments. The trio had a solidity along with an open texture that lent itself to a really interesting flexibility and there was a unique quality in the combination of the three voices that was particularly satisfying. Since we managed to meet on a fairly regular basis, over time the group began to develop a strong character. In July of 2010 we played a concert at the Allwood Community church in Clifton, NJ and the following day we went in to Tom Tedesco’s ...