Jazz Articles about Cat Toren

Ocelot: Ocelot

by Jerome Wilson
August 7, 2021

Ocelot is a trio of saxophonist Yuma Uesaka, pianist Cat Toren and drummer Colin Hinton that breaks away from the usual jazz sensibilities, playing music that unwinds laterally and slowly. The individual tracks on their CD may exist in a constant state of quiet contemplation or work up to a grand climax but they all give off a sense of close listening and communication between the three musicians. Several of the tracks stay quiet but intense for most ...