Manic Thematic Trio
Manic Thematic's influences (Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell,
Pat Metheny) are perhaps self-evident, though seamless and graceful.
Shereen Tuomi, Fast Forward, June 14, 2006.
I've played your CD a couple of times on the show...Great stuff - really enjoyed it. Andy Sheppard Host of After Hours cbc.ca/afterhours
Easy- Again, the easy manner in which it was birthed, comes comes across
in
the clean melodic songs that make up the gorgeous Manic Thematic.
Inspired in part by the Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden effort, Beyond the
Missouri Sky, there's a dewy, organic freshness that permeates the music,
suspending the listener somewhere between twilight and the crack of dawn.
Mike Bell, The Calgary Sun, Thursday september 25, 2003.
Ralf Buschmeyer on guitar, Andy Ericson on drums and John Hyde on Bass.
- Currently serving on the faculty at the Mount Royal College diploma Jazz
program, Ralf Buschmeyer is a graduate of Mohawk College where he studied
for 3 years with Lorne Lofsky. Ralf has toured across Canada several times
over 4 years with full-time travelling bands. He is co-leader of jazz fusion
group Terrain(two independant Cds to date) Ralf is a Godin guitars artist.
Ralf has performed with PJ Perry, Guido Basso, Ingrid Jensen, Steve
Slagle, Amy Sky, The Platters and Jack Semple to name a few. - John has numerous recording, arranging and producing credits
with Amos Garrett, Sheri- D Wilson, The Tanya Kalmanovitch Trio, Senator Tommy Banks, Tim Tamashiro, Craig Korth, Anne Loree, and many others.
Performance credits include "The River" (a theatre piece on Joni Mitchell, Rosemary Clooney, Don W. Thompson, Dr. Ron McCurdy, K.D. Lang, Jann Arden, Marion McPartland, Bill Watrous, Hugh Fraser , Oliver Jones,
Mark Murphy, Land's End Chamber Ensemble, Decidedly Jazz Dance, New Works Calgary, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. - Andy Ericson has performed in Calgary for over 20 years. Besides being a remarkable drummer he owns and operates his own very busy recording studio
Comments:
I think the writing and the arrangements are really hip and the trio play beautifully together. The melodies are very catchy and they remain in your head for a long time. There are some pieces that really cook and there are others that are absolutely mournful. Some of those tunes really affect me emotionally and I do love when that can happen as you listen to music. There are some notes that John plays high on the bass that almost seem to cry and the same can be said of some of Ralf's guitar melodies. When I hear certain sections of these tunes I actually feel terribly sad and find my breathing pattern change as I listen. I think it is amazing that music can be that powerful to affect your actual mindset. Nothing seems out of place and each tune leads logically to the next and holds your listening attention from beginning to end. I really love this new disc and each time I listen I hear new things that surprise me.
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