A fan of E.S.T. any new trios which I should check out ?

Uri Caine's Bedrock Ensemble?

Yes. Not all quite the same as E.S.T. as they were very innovative and pushing boundaries but these are all top class with many similarities and primarily European

Helge Lien Trio - probably the best trio out there at the moment - try the last two albums - Natsukashii and Hello Troll (available from Linn in 24 bit hires)

Phronesis - getting a lot of press in the UK and superb - try Green delay and Alive - new album coming in April.

Colin Vallon Trio - Rruga - top notch

The Bad Plus - American band and as innovative as American jazz gets  

In the Country - on Rune Gramafon label

Alboran Trio - on ACT

Espen Eriksen Trio - You Had Me At Goodbye

Tord Gustavsen Trio - first three albums, Being There is my fave

Możdżer/Danielsson/Fresco - Between Us and the Light - hard to find - try Polish websites

Benedikt Jahnel Trio - Modular Concepts

Anat Fort - And If

Julia Hulsmann Trio

Marcin Wasilewski Trio - January and Faithful

Peter Erskine Trio - Time Being, You Never Know

Stefano Bollani Trio - Stone in the Water

Stefano Bollani - Jesper Bodilsen - Morten Lund - Gleda

Pablo Held - Forest of Oblivion and Music

Prysm - Second Rhythm

Wollny/Kruse/Schaefer - Em Live 

Some E.S.T. related albums, but they are not trios

Magnus Ostrom (the EST drummer) - Thread of Life

Dan Berglunds Tonbruket (the EST Bass player)

An old thread where I posted quite a few good choices...this is well worth working your way through

https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606677696

Absolutely endorse Lontano's selection.

You may also like:

Avishai Cohen Trio - Gently Disturbed

John Taylor Trio - Rosslyn (on ECM)

...and whilst not a trio, do try out Impossible Gentlemen, title of album the same.

I enjoy the Brad Mehldau Trio. Mehldau, Grenadier and Rossy. Music perhaps not really like E.S.T. but still modern jazz.

Well, I was going to chip in, but Adrian (Lontano) beat me to it with his comprehensive list.

I've been playing Anat Fort's "And If" a lot recently and it's an exceptionally fine album full of memorable themes. The Benedikt Jahnel is great Steve Reich influenced jazz, and is also very addictive. Of the others mentioned, I especially like the oddly named [em] trio (Wollny, Kruse, Schaeffer). The live album is a great introduction - but [em] 3 (their third album) is their most ambitious work to date. Their music is a bit more angular than EST, with a definite 20th Century classical music influence, but it's hugely reqarding once you get into it, and sounds as ground-breaking as any music being made right now. You can see them in action here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFWaIhyvmAE

And finally yes, John Taylor, love his work. Rosslyn, his only outing on ECM, is a classic, but you should also check out his two trio albums on Camjazz with Martin France and Palle Daniellson ("Angel of the Presence" and "Whirlpool").

Happy Hunting!

Nigel

Bert - I would be interested to hear back which ones you decide to explore that you do not have. Maybe you have some others that you could recommend also.

I also like Robert Glasper.

Some more for you.....

Baptiste Trotignon - Share

Bobo Stenson - his ECM catalogue

Enrico Pieranunzi - he has a huge back catalogue but I am particularly fond of Seaward

Giovanni Mirabassi - Dal Vivo and Live at the Blue Note Tokyo

DOHP/Doky/Riel - Misty Dawn

Prysm - On Tour

Have you ever tried a band called The Necks - they are a trio from Sydney that do improvised albums - normally one long piece and can be very interesting although sometimes challenging. Drive By is a good one to try.

Adrian,

I have seen the Necks on tv.

Interesting bunch.

Stu

Try also Fred Simon. On the Naim Label!

Excellent news (although I still have my reservations about Leucocyte). It must have been hard for the two surviving members to revisit that material.

Also on the ACT site, details of "Wasted and Wanted", the new album from [em]:

http://www.actmusic.com/produc....php?products_id=354

The samples (which include a cover of Kraftwerk's "The Model") sound really good.

And a new CD fro the Vijay Iyer Trio:

http://www.actmusic.com/produc....php?products_id=352

Lots to look forward to!

Bert,  what a splendid post , produced some very interesting replies and some new music to trawl through.  Most of the bases have been covered but wondered if you had listened to CJ3 (King Crimson Trio) Take the genius of Fripp and stir in a contribution from some very accomplished jazzers and you have some excellent listening. For some guitar led trio work similarly adventurous try Manu Codjia Trio.

+1 for Brad Mehldau Trio.  "Art of the Trio Volume III - Songs" is one of my all-time favourite albums.

I'm a big fan. I enjoy the use of familiar contemporary themes like Nick Drake, Beatles and Radiohead to "anchor" the jazz improvisation. It makes it more accessible to a part-time jazz fan like myself.

I had the pleasure of seeing Brad and the trio at the St Georges in Bristol a few years back. Great show at a great intimate venue.

To the list, especially to Lontano's pretty comprehensive selection, I would add:

The Kit Downes Trio.

Their 2009 debut "Golden" was very well received, and indeed Mercury Prize nominated.  Their new recording is "Quiet Tiger".

Not a trio I grant, I would also highly recommend the quartet "Empirical" (Naim Label).  Very interesting, and in some ways challenging.  Heavily inflenced by Eric Dolphy.  Amazing and totally committed liv performers.

Thanks guys for all the suggestions on this thread - it's a fantastic resource for me.

I semi-humbly suggest you try these two fine piano trio albums on the Naim label:

Enjoy!

All the best,

Fred Simon