New York's Trio Caveat is an improvising ensemble whose unique approach points toward a new aesthetic wherein the entire history of Jazz group improvisation shares a brief, subtle moment of harmony. With an entirely new approach to rhythm section timekeeping and melodic counterpoint, Caveat celebrates elusive grooves and evocative
melody, all half-forgotten the instant a note is made. With a collective resume that includes Joe Maneri, Butch Morris, Eugene Chadbourne, Ken Vandermark, and Tim Berne, Caveat has a wealth of experience making creative improvised music. Saxophonist Jonathan Moritz brings winding, airy lines on his tenor and soprano saxophone, meeting head-on the secret rhythm-tandem created by bassist James Ilgenfritz and Drummer John McLellan. This is music to soothe and stir the soul.
John McLellan is a drummer whose sense of time and attention to detail are impeccable and highly compelling. His ability to access the crossroads between subtlety and momentum have earned him much praise from his colleagues in New York and elsewhere. His resume is expansive and varied, including work with Joe Maneri, Ken Vandermark, Ben Monder, and the Either/Orchestra. John is also well traveled, having performed at festivals throughout the country, including the Newport Jazz Festival, the Iowa City Jazz Festival, and New York's Vision Festival.
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Acoustic bassist and composer James Ilgenfritz relocated from his native Michigan to Brooklyn, New York at the beginning of 2003. In the time since then, he has been working to bring ideas and concepts to fruition, mixing his own resources with those of many other great musicians in the New York area. Since May, he has ran a concert series called "Sound Infusion", located at Elixir Juice Bar in Tribeca. The series has become a popular spot for area musicians to perform in solo, duo, and trio combinations. James has also formed a number of ongoing musical relationships, including a duo with trombonist Sarah Weaver, Hypercolor: with guitarist Eyal Maoz and drummer Lukas Ligeti, and the Anagram Ensemble: a quartet which plays James' compositions. James has also had the pleasure of playing with many other notable improvisers of late, including Butch Morris, Gary Lucas, David Krakauer, Andrew D'angelo, Daniel Carter, Tim Berne, Kyle Bruckmann, and German violinist Gunda Gottschalk. While in Michigan, James spent 2 years with the avant-rock band Larval, whose latest record, "Obediene" features James' bass playing, and received four stars in Downbeat Magazine.
Jonathan Moritz studied with John Ruocco, Charlie Haden, and Larry Koonse. Since 1995 he has experimented with his own band and music, which made him develop his own style. Moritz is definitely a charismatic person despite his young age. He writes strong compositions, filtered through influences of saxophonists like Joe Lovano, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, as well as various musicians he works
with in New York. Jonathan's musical projects include a trio with bassist Lindsey Horner, the avant-jazz quartet Evil Eye, and The A/C Unit, a trio with drummer Mike Pride and guitarist Ben Lee, which recently did a series of shows supporting Eugene Chadbourne.
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