Mia Dyberg Trio

Bebop inspired beat authors invest their writing with more rhythm, soul, spontaneity, and unpredictability. Now, the Mia Dyberg Trio, with strong connections to Berlin’s improvised music scene, brings things back around by claiming the influence of beat writer William S. Burroughs. In addition to working through the varied dimensions of his oeuvre, Burroughs was a vivid performer, a serpentine narrator, a bone-dry comic, and an unsparing truth-teller. The trio’s music matches its inspiration with impact and clearly has the edge when it comes to lucidity. Thomsen has a strong instinct for structure, which ensures direction and cohesiveness, even during the music’s most free-flowing moments. The saxophonist’s adroit phrasing and tonal flexibility express a variety of moods and textures quite clearly, and her melodic imagination ensures that each gesture lands with emotion. With its strong writing, responsive interaction, and expressive playing, the trio delivers.
— Bill Meyer, Down Beat Magazine