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“Scott himself is an irreverent repository for the execrable, the profane, and the profound—part Falstaff, part Bacchus, with a rapier wit and the key-pounding dexterity to make a battered, untunable baby grand sound like it's about to burst into flames.”
Aidan Levy VILLAGE VOICE
“Dred Scott is a astronaut. MC EXTRA CHEESE"
‘Dred Scott has a highly abusive relationship with his piano. One min
ute he’s in a furious rage, poking, jamming and slapping the keys around like a coked-up mobster. Then, after cooling down a bit, he’s apologizing with tender ticklings and delicate caresses, trying to convince each key that he’s sorry and he’ll change. But no matter how bad it gets, sooner or later they always come back to each other. Plus, one listen to the fusion of rock, funk and hip-hop-laced jazz that comes out of their union proves that dysfunctional relationships are often the most exciting." curtis cartier, SANTA CRUZ METRO
“The hard-swinging group never gets too deep, which might actually be a good thing: Their music has the buoyant groove of gospel and the charming shuffle of the Big Easy on parade.”
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"dred scott trio exudes the kind of extroverted swing that made hard bop the indie rock of the late '50s & early '60s." jon garelick, BOSTON PHOENIX
"While playing, the pianist sometimes gets antsy and stands up, a la Jerry Lee Lewis. It's a move that reminds just how physical his music can be -- especially a piece like "Mojo Rhythm." This summer at Newport they made groggy morning crowd act midnightish. For the last three years at this downtown venue, they've been making a midnightish crowd act rockish (meaning whoopish). Blending pop, bop, pulse, and clatter, they get to a place that swings on its own terms. And they entertain as well. Prep for the Halloween gig by donning your 'anything goes' psyche." Jim Nacnie, VILLAGE VOICE
“A restles trio. Appealingly rugged.” Nate Chinen, NEW YORK TIMES
“This disc (Live at Rockwood) demonstrates that Scott's vision of bop is a deeply personal one, which can be either cozily swinging or devilishly tricky.... Pianist Dred Scott and Co. play jazz breezy enough to get your toes tapping, yet eccentric enough to tease your brain." TIME OUT NEW YORK
“[Live at the Rockwood Music Hall] is the Dred Scott Trio’s tribute to one of its most frequent gigs in New York. In a city where regular engagements are more and more scarce it is a beautiful thing to see the relationship this band shares with a venue; Live at the Rockwood Music Hall is a beautiful showcase of this dynamic piano trio. One comes away from this album thinking jazz is still alive and kicking.”
Christopher Shue, ALL ABOUT JAZZ – NEW YORK
“Fearless. Wowing late nite crowds for years. JAZZ TIMES
“...reorienting the compass of jazz.” Derk Richardson, SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN

The WORD on the DRED SCOTT TRIO
“An iconoclastic entertainer in a jazz-trio format with a muscular, unpredictable style and a penchant for covering pop tunes.” SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"A certain Satanic allure . . ." Dan Tepfer, JAZZMAN (France)
“Scott is not a fine -- in fact, magnificent -- pianist, he is a fine, magnificent all-around musician." Phil Elwood, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"...a disciple of psychedelic subterfuge, couple with post-cool intensity..." Victor Haseman, SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY
“Scott’s a fast, sometimes pyrotechnic pianist in the Kenny Barron mode, but more playful and stylistically diverse, as adept at ballads as he is barrelling along at full throttle. There’s a fearlessness and a completely out-of-the-box sensibility in his playing and his writing that ultimately goes back to punk rock.” Alan Young, LUCID CULTURE
“Scott builds the tension slowly, zipping along the melody/harmony like a Formula 1 driver.”
Terrell Holmes, AllAboutJazz – New York
“Jazz. Not a big fan, except when it’s live, alternative, and alcohol-inspired. Dred’s trio hits the mark, captivating listeners, especially during those late night Tuesdays at the Rockwood.”
Peter Harris, Indie Sounds NY “top 10 of 2005”
