Goldings / Bernstein / Stewart – Rhombus New Record Release

“An authentic organ trio with all the size and scope of Mount Everest, and twice the cool” — JazzTimes

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart return to Smoke to celebrate the release of their new album Rhombus (Smoke Sessions Records, August 7). One of the most acclaimed organ trios in modern music, the group has been performing and recording together for more than 35 years, developing a deeply intuitive musical language defined by groove, interplay, and invention.

Formed in New York in the late 1980s, the trio has become a benchmark for the modern organ trio tradition, while each member has established himself as a leading voice on his instrument. Rhombus finds them exploring music by Keith Jarrett, Randy Weston, Abdullah Ibrahim, Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, and Irving Berlin, alongside originals by Goldings and Bernstein—reframing familiar material through their unmistakable collective sound.

DownBeat calls them “standard-bearers for the B-3 tradition,” while JazzTimes praises their “interactive approach, virtuoso execution, and emphasis on melody and groove.”