Long regarded as the European piano trio filling a void left by the Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Phronesis has been continually evolving since their debut Organic Warfare (Loop Records, 2007). Their ...

Phronesis, as the Oxford Companion to Philosophy tells us, is a Greek word for “practical wisdom”, with overtones of sound judgment and what Buddhists might call “right livelihood”. It’s also the name ...

Popularity is not a condition that afflicts many young jazz musicians. Even for the best, writing, rehearsing and performing challenging creative music – and getting it heard above the din of the ...

Indeed, it’s fascinating to hear how close the highly charged rhythmic blocks of pianist Ivo Neame’s album opener “OK Chorale” comes to the Tubes' sound-world, both in the sudden cutting between ...

Phronesis have already gone out on tour performing in total darkness, and now they will be playing tomorrow night in the round. They’re clearly an outfit with a lust for different settings, exploring ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The stark contrasts and tightly arranged rhythmic lattice at the core of the Phronesis piano-trio aesthetic have ...

The Rio Olympic Games may be on the horizon, but these are far from golden days for Brazil. Indeed, latest news reports suggest that South America’s largest country is in political and social turmoil.

It starts with a breathtaking, agile bass pattern, rapidly descending and played with what feels like effortless accuracy. Then the drums join in – an impressive feat of dexterity and mobility, but ...

Long regarded as the European piano trio filling a void left by the Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Phronesis has been continually evolving since their debut Organic Warfare (Loop Records, 2007). Their ...

The Scandinavian/British trio Phronesis have been tearing up jazz stages for a decade now, finding new routes through their music and reimagining a back catalogue of tunes as mercurial as they are ...