Tri-This

Rumor has it that at least one member of this jazz trio is a recent high school graduate. The only thing about Tri-This that betrays their youth is their fresh attittude. Their skill, chops, and raw talent are beyond their years. They played an enthusiastic set at Molly Brannigans tonight. Most songs included an upright bass solo, a drum solo, and a keyboard solo, order optional. The gaggle of parents watching in the crowd may have dampened the ebullience a bit, and the underage friends in the back room restaurant trying to communicate via hand signals was a little distracting. If I had to pick a favorite musician, it would be the drummer. He had a Charlie Watts slack to him that I enjoyed; behind the beat a little, with rallies back up to a faster pace. They played jazz standards, and threw in a Beatles song.