Mulgrew Miller, Rufus Reid, Akira Tana

Piano trios don't get any better than this. One of the most in-demand pianists in the New York scene—with more than over 400 recording sessions to his credit—Mulgrew Miller has succeeded by focusing on careful attention to craft and by making impeccable choices in the musicians that surround him. Active as a performer and composer, Rufus Reid is one of today's premiere bass masters on the international jazz scene, and literally wrote the book (The Evolving Bassist, published by Warner Brothers) on contemporary bass performance. Recognized for his ability to spark top rhythm sections and create exceptional musical dialogue with soloists, Akira Tana has contributed his colorful interactive style to concert, club and recording work with jazz greats such as Sonny Rollins, Milt Jackson, Jim Hall, Art Farmer, The Paul Winter Consort, Lena Horne, and The Manhattan Transfer.