Darren Lyons

173 Main Street,Beacon NY 12508

28 January, 2023

Description

Not wanting to be typecast as just a fusion drummer, Darren Lyons organized an acoustic project that resulted in the Three Trios CD. Featuring either Carlton Holmes, Jeremy Manasia or Lou Rainone on piano with bassist Paul Beaudry and Darren's drums, the standards set is filled with swinging straight ahead jazz. Among its highlights are enjoyable versions of ‘Boplicity,’ Joe Henderson's ‘Mamacita,’ ‘Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye,’ and Billy Strayhorn's ‘Raincheck.’ Quite typically, Darren's saw his role as to support the soloists and keep the music swinging; he succeeds admirably. The Darren Lyons Group, which has been in existence for over two decades, has had many highpoints through the years. They performed at the JVC Festival, the Bell Atlantic Festival, with Adam Holzman at NYC's Sullivan Hall in NYC, and at five shows at the Blue Note on bills with John Scofield, the Yellowjackets, Mike Stern/Eric Johnson, the Brecker Brothers Reunion Band, and Bill Evans' Soul Grass. They also performed at the Knitting Factory, Texaco's ‘What Is Jazz’ Festival, and Jazz At Lincoln Center