MARY LOUISE KNUTSON

Minneapolis-based jazz pianist and composer, Mary Louise Knutson (k’NOOT-sen), has been called "one of the most exciting and innovative artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time." Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought her much recognition on the national music scene. Knutson’s long-awaited new trio CD, In the Bubble, charted in JazzWeek's Top 10 and remained in the Top 50 for 19 weeks straight. Six standards and four originals - ranging from a swinging Oscar Peterson Trio-style "It Could Happen to You" to a McCoy-ish "Can You Hear Me Now?", and from an ECM style "Sea of Qi" to a gospel style "You Are My Sunshine," - complete this highly accessible mainstream-to-modern collection. Twin Cities rhythm icons, bassist Gordon Johnson and drummer Phil Hey, are Knutson’s bandmates for half the album. Drummers Greg Schutte and Craig Hara are featured individually read more...