SUGAR HILL TRIO

The Sugar Hill Trio -- Jazz Trio based in NYC. Tenor sax flute, drums and acoustic bass. "Brilliant hard-bop centered jazz" (Scott Albin)... The Sugar Hill Trio consists of Christian Torkewitz on tenor and flute, Austin Walker on drums and either Leon Boykins or Dylan Shamat on bass. Torkewitz has an affinity to the tone of John Coltrane, and uses it well with the looping bass on the driving "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" and driving "Spiral." The rhythm team is peppy on the original "Handles" and laconic on "Ask Me Now." Torkewi[t]z's flute is moody on his own "Sunbeams" and nimble with the snappy drums on "The Drive" while the whole team bops well on "Minority." Lots of energy emitted here.