Christoph Gallio, Dominic Lash & Mark Sanders - Live At Cafe Oto London

2023 release

I've been listening to Christoph Gallio and the various incarnations of DAY & TAXI for over three decades – almost since its inception. On this album, however, the Swiss saxophonist makes a debut with a different trio, featuring British improvisers Dominic Lash and Mark Sanders. The result is pungent, powerful music on the cusp of free jazz and free improv – a dichotomy that helps define Gallio's work, though he also composes. Listening to this wonderful album invites re-consideration of the rhythmic complexities and subtleties of free jazz, which may now be in a "common practice" era after nearly sixty years of development. (Andy Hamilton)

Christoph Gallio - alto, soprano & c-melody saxophone
Dominic Lash - double bass
Mark Sanders - drums & percussion