SPENCE / WILLIAMSON / CANTILLO

‘Brilliant musicianship, masterful playing and imaginative improvisational skills.’ www.salt-peanuts.eu

Alister Spence - piano, prepared piano, percussion
Joe Williamson - double bass
Christopher Cantillo - drums, percussion

Australian pianist Alister Spence, Canadian bassist Joe Williamson and Swedish drummer Christopher Cantillo first came together to perform at the 2009 Vilnius Jazz Festival. They quickly formed a strong musical bond, establishing a unique sound in both open and structured music. Spence/Williamson/Cantillo explore a sound palette that ranges from raucous earthy momentum to textural other-worldliness.

They have performed in 2011, 2013, and 2015 in Sweden, Norway and the UK as a trio, and with sax players Raymond MacDonald (Scotland) and Daniel Rourke (Australia).

Their debut album Begin released in 2015 was recorded at Atlantis Studios, Stockholm in February 2013, following the trio’s third European tour. The trio’s second album, Curve was released in December 2021.