THOMAS CHAMPAGNE TIRO
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- DIDIER VAN UYTVANCK (BATTERIE)
- NICHOLAS YATES (CONTREBASS)
- THOMAS CHAMPAGNE (SAXOPHONE)
- country:Belgium
- style(s):Jazz
- label:not signed
- type:Band, Composer/Songwriter
- instrumentation:instrumental
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THE THOMAS TRIO STARTED OUT 2002 ON THE BASIS OF THE COMMON EXPERIENCE OF THOMAS AND NICHOLAS IN A SEXTET. THE TRIO PLAYS ITS OWN COMPOSITIONS WITH A MARKED INFLUENCE FROM COMPOSERS LIKE JOE HENDERSON, WAYNE SHORTER, CHARLES MINGUS, DAVE HOLLAND,...
THE ABSCENCE OF A CHORDAL INSTRUMENT PRODUCES A VERY OPEN KIND OF JAZZ, GIVING A LOT OF FREEDOM TO SOLOISTS WHILE N EVERT FALLING INTO CHAOS. THIS IS TRUE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OWN PIECES AS WELL AS WHEN THEY REVISIT CLASSICS FROM THE JAZZ REPERTOIRE.




