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Triple Delight: Triplicate’s Three Gigs in November
by Andrea Canter - Jazz Police

Triplicate @ AQGood things come in threes, the saying goes, and in jazz that often comes in the form of a trio. Such is the case with Triplicate, a collaboration featuring Joel Shapira on guitar, Bruce “Pooch” Heine on bass, and Dave Stanoch on drums. And there are three opportunities to enjoy their creative repertoire in November, over four consecutive dates, with gigs at The Artists Quarter (November 7th), the pre-concert lobby performance at Orchestra Hall (November 8th), and via the Late Night at the Dakota series (November 9-10). 

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Charmin & Shapira: Pure Delight at the Dakota and More

Ginger and Fred, Ike and Tina, even Lucy and Ethel—great entertainment has often come in pairs. Locally, vocalists Charmin Michelle and guitarist Joel Shapira are one of the stellar duos of the decade, a collaboration documented on their 2005 recording, Pure Imagination. On Tuesday night, August 14th, Charmin & Shapira “and friends” perform at the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis. Other duo gigs this month include the Times (August 18th), Fireside Pizza (August 22nd) and Cue at the Guthrie (August 31st). (read entire preview)


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Star Tribune - December 29, 2005
The critics' ballots, TOM SUROWICZ

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

  1. Dave Graf, "Just Like That"
  2. Carole Martin, "Songs From My Heart"
  3. Various Artists, "Minnesota All Stars, Great Accordion and Concertina Performances from the Northstar State"
  4. Phil Hey Quartet, "Subduction"
  5. Irv Williams, "Dedicated to You"
  6. Auto Body Experience, "Forgotten Lots"
  7. Gordon Johnson, "Trios, Version 3.0"
  8. Bobby E. Ekstrand, "The Guitar"
  9. Fat Kid Wednesdays, "The Art of Cherry"
  10. Triplicate, "Day & Age"

Tough choices this year! There's enough to fill up a very worthy Top 20, with winning discs that just missed the cut by Electropolis ("Electropolis"), Charmin Michelle & Joel Shapira ("Pure Imagination"), Dorothy Doring ("Southern Exposure," a revelation!), Debbie Duncan ("I Thought About You") and certainly Dave Karr & Mulligan Stew ("Cookin' At The Hot Summer Jazz Festival"). I didn't feel so bad about leaving off Mulligan Stew's disc because it was an "instant" live recording, never really intended as an album at the time, though the eventual packaging and liner notes were terrific. Besides Mulligan Stew, I also chowed down happily on the Spaghetti Western String Co.'s "Quiet Mob" EP, which is delicious but got bounced since it's a mere five songs. Old faves Happy Apple will likely get plenty of votes from other folks, and their "The Peace Between Our Companies" CD is quite deserving, as well.

SONGS

  1. Auto Body Experience, "Six Friends"
  2. Happy Apple, "Ella By Nightlight"
  3. Spaghetti Western String Co., "Draisienne"
  4. Dave Graf, "Going Away"
  5. Triplicate, "Hit On Twelve"

DRUM! - May 2005
TRIPLICATE Day & Age

Triplicate - Day & AgeMUSIC: Crack open the merlot, light a fine cigar, and lay back in your comfiest chair with your eyes closed. Are you feeling relaxed? Yes? Listen to the music in your head and let it take you away. Go to the Middle East with "Hit On Twelve," then stop over in the Caribbean with "On Green Dophin Street," before you end up in West Africa with "Alioune." Quite a journey indeed.

DRUMMING: David Stanoch has played with Ed Shaughnessy, Bernard Purdie, Clyde Stubblefield, and has been on the faculty of the McNally Smith College of Music for over a decade. Impressive, no? With a resume like that, it shouldn't surprise anyone that he can play so well. He leads most of "Move" with impressive hi-hat accents and then works the cowbell and woodblock clave simultaneously on "Ritual."

VERDICT: Frankly, these guys are so good that it's intimidating.


StarTribune
Feb. 11-17, 2005

The week in music: Critics' concert picks
This is a model for what a modern jazz trio should be. Dedicated, democratic, dogged in their vision yet never myopic, Triplicate joins three men on a mission: electric guitarist Joel Shapira, bassist Bruce (Pooch) Heinie and drummer Dave Stanoch, whose sophomore CD, "Day & Age," mixes fresh takes on treasured bebop (Monk, Bird, Denzil Best), with original songs that reach out to New Orleans, the Middle East, Africa, Northern Minnesota and the Caribbean. (7 p.m. Thu., Dakota Jazz Club. $5.) (T.S.)


Avenues, St. Paul's News and Arts Monthly
February 2005

Three's a crowd pleaser by Bill Stieger
Triplicate: A sound you can't copy

Modern Jazz trio strikes a balance between form and free expression

Even the casual listener can appreciate the chemistry on Triplicate's new recording, "Day and Age." Guitarist Joel Shapira, bassist Bruce "Pooch" Heine, and drummer Dave Stanoch play like they've known each other for all their lives.... (read entire interview) - (Requires Adobe Reader)


Jazz Police
February 2005

Day and Age: a new CD from Triplicate by Don Berryman

"Day and Age" is the new release from the Twin Cities' premiere progressive 'chamber jazz' trio Triplicate. This is the second release from this band. Triplicate is composed of top Twin Cities' musicians Joel Shapira on electric guitar, Bruce "Pooch" Heine on acoustic & electric bass, and David Stanoch on drums. This CD satisfies the listener with a variety of tunes with passages evoking emotions from broody contemplation to giddy exuberance.... (read entire review)


Duluth News Tribune
The Wave ~ Best Bets
Friday, November 1, 2002

Be-bop, hard-hop jazz trio plays Beaner's

Triplicate, a Twin Cities jazz trio, brings its original and improvisational tunes to Beaner's Centra, 324 N. Central Ave., at 8 p.m. today.

Guitaist Joel Shapira, bassist Bruce Heine and percussionist Dave Stanoch strive to push the envelope of musical variety. Nothing is taboo when it comes to fusing styles and sounds.

Triplicate takes traditional jazz styles and refines them with hard-edged improvisations, funky arrangements and swinging, energetic tunes.

The band released its debut, self-titled CD in 2001 and since then has made the rounds of the college scene in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Admission costs $5. Call 624-5357.


St. Paul Pioneer Press
Wednesday, January 2, 2002

TO DO TODAY -- TRIPLICATE

Local jazz trio Triplicate released its debut CD one year ago to a sold-out audience at the Dakota. Since then, the group was nominated for Minnesota Music Awards in two jazz categories and placed in regular rotation on KBEM 88.5-FM. Drummer Dave Stanoch, guitarist Joel Shapira and bassist Bruce Heine bring their brand of bebop and hard bop back to the Dakota for a free show. 8 p.m.; Dakota Bar and Grill, Bandana Square, 1021 E. Bandana Blvd,. St. Paul; (651)642-1442.


Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN
October 26, 2001

Minneapolis jazz trio Triplicate injects the personality of each band member into swanky original music - by V. Paul Virtucio

The band had three members, so it was called Triplicate. Pretty unoriginal. But the bebop-based, progressive jazz trio tries to ensure that everything else about it is unique. Its members write their own music, make their own arrangements of jazz standards and aren't afraid of fusing other music genres into their jazz sound. [read entire interview]


Rip Saw News, Duluth, MN
High 5 , October 24, 2001

Triplicate
Friday, Oct. 27 | Music

Progressive jazz should push the boundaries and open our eyes to new musical possibilities. Triplicate, out of Minneapolis, uses this as its modus operandi. A trio of established musicians who have played together for five years, Triplicate performs inventive interpretations of jazz greats such as Charles Mingus, Miles Davis and John McLaughlin along with a steadily growing arsenal of solid originals. What results is a Hegelian synthesis of modern attitude and form, along with traditional jazz energy to produce a unique sound. This show is a great choice if you want to see a good jazz show at a place where you can actually get a beer (in other words, not at UMD). 8pm | $3 | Beaner's Central, 324 N. Central Ave. Duluth | 218.624.5957.


Villager, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
March 28, 2001

Three's No Crowd -- For versatile jazz pros, personal expression comes in TRIPLICATE - by Tom Surowicz

My Irish grandmother used to believe that bad things came in threes. However, she never had the pleasure of hearing TRIPLICATE, a Twin Cities trio of experienced, savvy and hip young jazz pros. Their sound is a decidedly good thing. [read entire interview]


KBEM-FM, www.jazz88.com
February 2001

Musings from the Jazz 88fm music director, by Kevin O'Connor

On the Regional Scene: Triplicate is world class trio with a self-titled release for Rhythmelodic records.

"Triplicate" has eleven stellar tracks and a guitar and rhythm-driven sound that surpasses like-minded national outings I receive by the bakers-dozen.

Guitarist Joel Shapira, bassist Bruce "Pooch" Heine and drummer Dave Stanoch, (who provides a couple of powerful originals, the other from "Pooch"), make for a highly compatible combo who are gaining enough notoriety to land a spot on the local televised coverage during Ken Burn's Jazz. Check Jazz events on our site for gigs featuring these guys, and by all means, explore the cd!


St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sunday, January 14, 2001

Local Artists Produce Impressive Releases by Bob Protzman

"Triplicate," Triplicate, Rhythmelodic * * * 1/2 (out of a possible 4 stars)

The past year was perhaps the most productive and rewarding in some time for jazz recordings by Twin Cities musicians.

Add to those these fine recent releases from the trio Triplicate (Joel Shapira, guitar; Bruce "Pooch" Heine, bass; Dave Stanoch, drums) and the duo of valve trombonist Brad Bellows and guitarist Dean Granros.

Triplicate is deceptively excellent. A band for some five years (you can hear it in their in-sync and interactive playing), its members have varied and extensive resumes as students, players and teachers, evident in the choice of material, incorporation of various idioms, and high level of musicianship.

There's an appealing deliberateness, spareness and relaxed feeling with Triplicate, reflected in some pieces played at a slower-than-usual tempo and the breathing room in the group's ensemble arrangements, as well as in solos by each player.

Speaking of solos, there's a maturity here, too, with no flashy passages, superficial energy, or showy displays--just direct, un-complicated playing that reaches the listener on many levels.

You'll hear Thelonious Monk's "Bemsha Swing," an Afro-Cuban, Brazilian reading of the standard "You Don't Know What Love Is." Bud Powell's hard-swinging "Webb City," Charles Mingus's "Nostalgia in Times Square," a John McLaughlin composition interpolated with something from the rock group Led Zeppelin, a funky Nawlins "Crescent City Strut," J.J. Johnson's haunting "Lament," a jazz-rock piece by Stanoch, and a multi-metered tune from Heine.


Star Tribune
Friday, January 19, 2001

The week in music: Critics' picks for Jan. 19-25
After five years of fruitful collaboration -- and gigs at every bar, bookshop and public park that let them plug in -- this hometown jazz trio was plenty ready to record its first CD. Empathy abounds on Triplicate's untitled new release for Rhythmelodic Records. This polished band more than capably covers a lot of hip turf: hard bop, jazz-rock, Monk, Mingus, New Orleans funk, even a snatch of Led Zeppelin. Guitarist Joel Shapira, bassist Bruce (Pooch) Heine and drummer Dave Stanoch make all the disparate elements fit into a refined and personalized jazz trio travelin' bag. Heine's eloquence is palpable on the J.J. Johnson ballad classic, "Lament." Stanoch brews up a trap set storm on "Third Wind," an original tune. Shapira goes acoustic when you least expect it ("Crescent City Strut"), then plays pretty for all the parents in earshot on "Sweet and Lovely." Triplicate's debut album is a tres hip trip. (9 p.m. Fri., Dakota Bar & Grill, Bandana Square, St. Paul. $8. 651-642-1442.) (Tom Surowicz)


Star Tribune
Thursday, January 18, 2001

Weekend Watch: New and noteworthy events happening this weekend
DEBUT PROJECT -- Friday will be a big day for Triplicate, the progressive Twin Cities jazz trio of Joel Shapira, Bruce Heine and Dave Stanoch. The hard-working trio will release its debut CD, "Triplicate," at a party and performance at the Dakota Bar & Grill in St. Paul. The project includes three compositions written by the group and eight by jazz legends. Call 651-642-1442.