Mario Pavone ... Playscape Recordings

About

Bassist/composer Mario Pavone, an active jazz performer since the late 1960's, has enjoyed a long career characterized by fruitful long-term collaborations with Thomas Chapin, Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, Marty Ehrlich and most recently guitarist/Playscape founder Michael Musillami. New York Times' Ben Ratliff wrote, "His work has never been less than compelling," and his award-winning recordings as a leader have appeared frequently on annual Top lists in a variety of jazz publications.

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Booking

COMPANY OF HEAVEN
Andreas Scherrer
523-525 W 152 Street, Suite #51
New York, NY, 10031, USA
email: info@companyofheaven.com
phone & fax = (001)212-281.9785
mobile phone = (001)347-210.9617

Reviews

His music is fearless and cathartic.

— John Doll, JazzReview.com

The bassist Mario Pavone works his strings with the force and persistence of a sculptor chipping away at granite. The sheer dynamism of his playing is matched by the lustre of his writing and arranging for small bands.

— The New Yorker

Bassist/composer/bandleader Mario Pavone has a stellar reputation among fans of avant-garde jazz, particularly given his years as bassist for the Thomas Chapin Trio. But Pavone's agreeable music should hold appeal for listeners of both inside and outside persuasions, from those enamored of hard bop and post-bop through to those favoring more open-ended styles of jazz exploration.

— Dave Lynch, All Music Guide

Pavone's units are lean outfits built for dancing fast and scrimmaging hard.

— Steve Smith, Time Out-New York

Pavone's pieces are masterful examples of group interplay, rooted in a compelling union of smarts and intuition, predetermined and ephemeral forms. At the heart of things is an extraordinary pulse�sometimes swinging, sometimes grinding and sometimes sliced into pieces...it's loose and immensely disciplined.

— Greg Buium, DownBeat

Pavone's compositions are unconventional in that the bass is the axis upon which all roates, with his thick, yet quirky bass lines instigating the others�what makes them so compelling is the spontaneity, despite the written lines, and the high-caliber soloists who consistently provide substance for interested ears.

— Jay Collins, Cadence

Pavone spurs these fine musicians to play beyond themselves. The music that pours forth is both joyous and serious, abrasive and complex, yet entirely inviting.

— David R. Adler, All Music Guide

Pavone may be over 60 years old but his music retains a youthful zeal. He continues to search for ways to express and expand his sound and to create sonic landscapes that allow his fellow musicians to develop their own voices.

— Richard Kamins, Hartford Courant

Pavone's playing, especially on "Second-Term Blues" is razor sharp and will surely draw the rapt attention of any bass lover.

— Matthew Miller, AllAboutJazz-New York

Pavone's inside/outside aesthetic embraces the expressive potential of free jazz without sacrificing the accessible qualities of hard bop. A commanding bassist and an astute composer, his writing employs a variety of advanced techniques, including shifting rhythms, oscillating tempos and variable dynamics.

— Troy Collins, AllAboutJazz.com

Discography

Chrome

Mario Pavone / Dialect Trio

08.27.2017

Street Songs

Mario Pavone

05.06.2014

Arc Trio

Mario Pavone

09.17.2013

Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po