The Geoff Lapp Trio
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The Geoff Lapp Trio

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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"Cadence Jazz Journal,"

“…Lapp demonstrates an equally impressive array of talents as soloist, accompanist and composer…his…technique contains equal proportions of passion and lyricism, and he has no trouble sustaining the flow of ideas…”
- USA


"Montreal Gazette"

“He’s one of the city’s finest pianists, and anyone who has frequented any of the city’s jazz club’s knows Geoff Lapp is synonymous with quality musicianship, taste and
flexibility.” - Montreal Gazette


"take note.."

“…take note of the growth of the annual jazz festival that has brought more widespread and well deserved recognition for talented jazz artists like Lapp…tasteful…swinging…check out Lapp” ” - Cadence Jazz Journal, USA


"WHERE DID THIS GUY COME FROM?"

Geoff Lapp is one of the most reliably souflful and melodic jazz pianists in Montreal, but because he usually pursues he trade in unspectacular supper-club gigs, even his colleagues don t often give him his proper due. So Lapp's new trio CD, Stained Glass- (geofflapp.com) is a revelation: generously proportioned, understated, with moments of suprising audacity. The kind of jazz you didn't think anyone was playing anymore. - Paul Wells Macleans December 18, 2006


"Ottawa Citizen"

“…as Oliver Jones moves up in the jazz world, younger Montreal players take his place: Geoff Lapp, pianist…” - Ottawa Citizen


"Stained Glass"

......a stylish elegance and playful warmth that makes you want to listen up. - Montreal Gazette


"Geoff Lapp has only recently begun to receive the wider aclaim"

Jan 16,2007

After toiling away for years on the Montreal jazz scene, pianist Geoff Lapp has only recently begun to receive the wider acclaim he so richly deserves. Lapp doesn't do anything groundbreaking, but his playing combines melodic lyricism and swinging R&B in a fashion that brings to mind hard-bop standard-bearers like Horace Silver and Bobby Timmons and serves as a nice change of pace from the impressionist abstractions currently in vogue among young jazz piano lions (like Brad Mehldau and Bill Charlap).
D.M.

http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/01/02/daily_download_tuesday_pm/index.html - www.salon.com


"“Contasts“ CD Review"

“…confident and sensitive playing…”
- The Globe & Mail, Toronto


""Contrasts" CD Review"

"...lyrical pianist who swings like a barn door.”
- The Montreal Gazette


Discography

2008 Stephanie Laliberte| Eponyme|Elephant Records
2008 FRANÇOIS RICHARD|NOUVEL ORCHESTRA| Effendi Records
2006 Stained Glass|Geoff Lapp Trio|Elephant Records
2006 Ad Infinitum |Francois Richard |Effendi Records
2005 A Montreal Jazz Christmas|Soundsgood
Productions
2002 Live at the Queue | Geoff Lapp Trio
2002 Soundtrack|CD |The Whole Nine Yards |2 Tracks
1995 Papo Rose et Orchestre Pambiche
1995 Second Set |Janis Stephrans
1994 Jubilation V |Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
(Juno award winner) Justin Time Records
1993 New Morning | Janis Stephrans
1992 Jazz Words | Geri Brown |CBC Recordings
1990 Contrasts |Geoff Lapp Trio/ Johnny Scott
1987 Perspectives | With Bernie Primeau

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Special Mentions:

***2008 Nominated for Effigy Awards-Fame Games Radio (aired on ABC Networks) December

***2008 OurStage Jazz Catagory: Top 10 for Ten Consecutive Months, Also in Top 5 for Instrumental and JVC Jazz Category

***2007 "Stained Glass" was named one of Top 10 Canadian Jazz Albums of 2007 by Jazz Columnist, Len Dobbin

Geoff Lapp

Born in Montreal in 1953, Geoff Lapp was trained in the classical tradition and studied at McGill University under widely respected jazz pianist, Art Maiste. During the early years of his career, he gained experience in the pop music world touring with Quebec rock legend, Michel Pagliaro. From the early '80s onwards, he devoted himself fully to the jazz idiom. As one of Canada's most accomplished pianists/composers, Geoff Lapp became a sought-after accompanist for a host of top Canadian performers.

In addition to his own trio work, Geoff has performed and/or recorded with renowned jazzmen such as Paquito d' Rivera, Don Menza, Richie Cole, Bob Mover, Sonny Fortune, and Slide Hampton, among others. He has also performed extensively in festivals and clubs worldwide. At home in Quebec, he is a mainstay on the vibrant jazz scene, and has performed with a panoply of local jazz talent.

David Laing

Drummer David Laing was born in Kitchener Ontario and grew up in a musical family. He was introduced to jazz music by his father and older brother. Dave studied at McGill University in Montreal and began his professional career shortly thereafter. In the past fifteen years he has recorded, toured, and performed with such national and international stars as Jimmy Heath, Junior Cook, Ed Bickert, Denzal Sinclaire, Ben Monder, and Ranee Lee. He currently resides in Montreal where he also teaches at McGill University.

Paul Johnston

Bass Player Paul Johnston moved to Montreal from Ottawa in 1990 to study jazz bass at McGill University. Before completing his studies he began working at clubs and festivals as well as on radio and television in Montreal, Toronto, Quebec, Ottawa, Kingston. He was a founding member of the jazz group Panache, with whom he won a Jazz Report award for jazz vocal group of the year in 1996. He returned to McGill to study sound recording in 1999. In 2001 Paul completed the highly regarded M. Mus in sound recording. While remaining on the jazz scene as a bass player, he has branched out as a producer/engineer.

Review Links

http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/7503/79/
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=27650
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fjftxzq5ldje
http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6980

Review excerpts......

“…Lapp demonstrates an equally impressive array of talents as soloist, accompanist and composer…his…technique contains equal proportions of passion and lyricism”Cadence Jazz Journal, USA

“He’s one of the city’s finest pianists, and anyone who has frequented any of the city’s jazz club’s knows Geoff Lapp is synonymous with quality musicianship, taste and flexibility.” Montreal Gazette

“...considerable compositional skills…”The Jazz Report, Toronto

“…tasteful…swinging…check out Lapp”Cadence Jazz Journal,USA

“…confident and sensitive playing…”The Globe & Mail, Toronto

“…as Oliver Jones moves up in the jazz world, younger Montreal players take his place: Geoff Lapp, pianist…” Ottawa Citizen

Published in allboutjazz.com By Budd Kopman

Pianist Geoff Lapp and his trio are in high demand in their native Montreal, Canada, and if Stained Glass is any indication of how the group plays live, it is easy to see why.

The reasons given for entitling an album are many times not clear. “Stained Glass” evokes an image a church window, or maybe a Tiffany lamp, and the metaphor could be extended to many small pieces of different colors making up the whole, creating a brilliance that is more than the sum of the parts.

Looking at this fine album in this manner makes a lot of sense on two levels: Lapp's playing individually and the trio's playing as a whole.

Lapp’s clarity of touch and exquisite control of dynamics, combined with his innate sense of when to leave space to breathe, makes his playing conversational and personal. He also has what seems to be an endless well of ideas which, however, are not merely strung together. Rather, he changes octaves, changes densities or changes hands in order to maintain interest.

All this is done effortlessly, with no muss or fuss, but there is an intensity present and no single phrase is a throw-away. The energy always moves forward with a clear dramatic arc. In this regard, the efforts of his band mates—bassist Paul Johnston and drummer Dave Laing—are invaluable.

That any musical group should listen to each other and play as a group, rather than individuals, is a given; but for a piano trio it is imperative. Since the piano is a percussive instrument, c