KONRAD PASZKUDZKI TRIO
ABOUT US
Sharing a love of classic jazz and the great standards of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, all members of the trio tip the hat to those that have influenced them—Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Israel Crosby, Ahmad Jamal, and Joe Pass, to name a few. The trio has a sound steeped in tradition, but always remains creative and inventive. They are the ultimate modern day swingin’ unit.
The three artists, also known for their nimbleness on their respective instruments, pride themselves on clean, graceful, toe-tapping execution. Listening to the trio play is a swingin’ party of sophisticated, melodic warfare, with Paszkudzki and Grasso constantly bouncing lines back and forth over the immovable bass lines of Dylan Shamat. The result is fiery straight-ahead jazz with melodic elegance and nonchalant grace and a worthy homage to the jazz greats.
MEMBERS
PHOTOS
KONRAD PASZKUDZKI
piano
PASQUALE GRASSO
guitar
DYLAN SHAMAT
bass
VIDEOS
Konrad Paszkudzki at Cole Porter’s piano at the Waldorf-Astoria NYC
MUSIC
WHAT'S BEEN SAID
"[Konrad Paszkudzki] ... has a pearly touch, a sense of history, a sense of drama, a love of the blues, and an elegance which is borne of high-minded dedication" - Wynton Marsalis
“...an ace pianist” - Rex Reed, Observer
"Paszkudzki’s fascinating odyssey across the past decade has landed him in the top echelons of American jazz." - Eric Myers, The Australian
“Reverence for Oscar Peterson Trio comes shining through" - Phil Schaap
"[He] exhibits the blues foundation of Erroll Garner, the touch of Ahmad Jamal and the fleet fingers of Oscar Peterson (…)” - The Jazz & Blues Florida Magazine
“Great tunes, smart arrangements, and terrific musicianship all in one package. Jazz lives!"
- John Pizzarelli
“…a rising-star pianist” - Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes
“To put it simply, he is Jazz!" - James Morrison
“Konrad Paszkudzki on piano – a genius whiz kid from Perth who enrolled in university to study jazz when he was 15. The fluidity of his playing highlighted one jaw-dropping solo after another.”
- The Star Phoenix
“Paszkudzki, who’s from Australia, in particular seems like a real find, soloing frequently with an appealing combination of melodic economy and supple technique.” - All About Jazz
"The best guitar player I’ve heard in maybe my entire life is floating around now, Pasquale Grasso… This guy is doing something so amazingly musical and so difficult." - Pat Metheny
"Grasso’s playing is practically faultless, his hands darting over the instrument like hummingbirds."
– Downbeat
Grasso is already a nonpareil guitar player armed with a terrifying technique and deep musicality
– London Jazz News