THE RYAN PRYOR TRIO : UPSTAIRS AR VITELLO'S, STUDIO CITY

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Channel: ERIC MINH SWENSON ART FILMS · 2012 · Music

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The music of The Ryan Pryor Trio is the collective result of one performance on December 31st, 2010. Though Ryan Pryor, Sam Webster, and John Urban had played together many times prior to that, it was during this particular performance that they realized they had a special musical trust and collaborative bond. It was clearly different from the normal after gig jazz-speak: "Dude, we have to play together more," but at the same time, it was exactly that sentiment. 

The music the trio produces sometimes is hard to classify by genre. Though it can be said to be firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, it is just as much influenced by orchestral and classical music, and the rock and pop music Ryan, Sam, and John grew up listening to. Though each member has attained a level of virtuosity at his instrument, their music never displays it for its own sake, nor is it a "piano trio." It is simply three equals making music they want to be making, for the sake of the music itself. 

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