Trombonist Christian Pincock covered a lot of bases during his years in Albuquerque, gigging with an off-center wedding band, performing freely improvised solo work while linked to a
gaggle of electronic devices, playing mainstream jazz in ensembles big and small, and sharing the stage with the likes of Bobby Shew, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Alan Pasqua.
Pincock relocated to Seattle within the last year, but not before recording an impressive album of original material with a cohort of primo musicians living in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Plentiful Excitement, Christian Pincock (independent)
The poor trombone doesn’t get out in front too much these days. It too often gets cast in the role of comic relief, bleating baleful
wah-wah-wahs and providing running ironic commentary on what the saxophone,
trumpet, or clarinet is doing.
In the hands of a technically proficient,
emotionally mature, and truthful player, the trombone is more than capable of holding center stage with its warmth, expressiveness, and human timbre—as Christian Pincock demonstrates on his latest recording, Plentiful Excitement. The album features Pincock on valve ’bone, Robert Muller on piano, Mark Weaver on tuba, and Rick Compton on drums.