Randy Ingram, piano John Ellis, saxophone Julian Smith, bass Roberto Giaquinto, drums
Randy Ingram (pianist/composer) has been hailed as “gifted” (Jazz Times) and “a formidable composer” (The San Francisco Chronicle). “A pianist drawn to contemporary harmony and a sleek rhythmic sensibility... Astute, self-possessed” (The New York Times). “He’s got a crystalline sound, rich and wide open, and knows how to state a melody with spacious chords, veering into logical solos that wander into intriguing lands” (Jazz Weekly). Ingram maintains an active international performance schedule and has released four acclaimed recordings for Sunnyside Records.
“A pianist of taste and resourcefulness.” —Steve Futterman, The New Yorker
"The Means of Response, a graceful new trio album by pianist Randy Ingram, was inspired by our chaotic political moment, with a title track that nods toward protest. But for Ingram and his veteran collaborators, bassist Drew Grew and drummer Jochen Rueckert, there’s beauty as well as hope in the act of resistance. Oct. 4, Sunnyside". — Nate Chinen, WBGO
"It’s also possible to listen to these exquisitely performed pieces, all composed by Ingram, without attaching any significance to them at all, to let the music simply serve as music, with no particular meaning to imbibe. There’s an urgency and a constant momentum to Ingram’s chording in the title track, which opens the proceedings, and the rhythm section plays it bold and fierce. Have they all just come from watching the day’s news? Maybe, maybe not, but there’s a forcefulness in the statement that can’t be denied." — Jeff Tamarkin, JazzTimes
"The first time I heard Randy Ingram's 2017 album The Wandering, I wondered why I hadn't heard of this pianist before. I immediately liked his musical thinking, and his authority and power at the keyboard. He’s a subtle player, never overdoing it, yet the music contains a raw and emotional edge. On his latest album, The Means of Response, Ingram reacts to the 2016 election as well as to current events by using music as a tool of artistic resistance and as a plea for peace and sanity in these troubled times." — Tom Schnabel, KCRW