BIX TOP ACT: Larry Goldings | Peter Bernstein | Bill Stewart

Organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart release new album celebrating over three decades as a trio!

Scientists think perpetual motion is impossible, but perhaps they should ask organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart. The trio has been making powerfully swinging music together for over 30 years and shows no signs of slowing down. That's not an eternity - but from a jazz perspective, it might as well be. The longevity of the musical connection between Goldings, Bernstein and Stewart was the inspiration for Bernstein's "Perpetual Pendulum," one of the rousing new songs on Perpetual Pendulum, the trio's new album together.

"Over 30 years is definitely a milestone," says Bernstein. "Especially when you look at it in the light of jazz history; it's freaky to think about, but that's like keeping a band together from 1940 to 1970. When you think about how short a time many of our musical heroes were even active, let alone forming a band together - I mean, the classic Coltrane quartet was only together for about four years. So that's pretty significant."

'Perpetual Pendulum' was recorded last July at New York's Sear Sound Studio, a studio with which the trio have a storied history dating back to their second appearance together, 1992's 'Light Blue'. The session coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of their debut, Goldings' 1991 album 'The Intimacy of the Blues'.

But their history together goes back even further. Goldings and Bernstein met in high school when both attended the Eastman School of Music's summer jazz program. The guitarist met Stewart two years later when both were enrolled at William Paterson University, and the drummer and organist met for the first time at a New School session. After finding their permanent place on the weekly Augie's calendar, Goldings and Bernstein tried out several drummers before hitting it off with Stewart and developing a shared voice that has outlasted three extremely busy solo careers and Goldings' move to the West Coast.

Line-up: Larry Goldings (organ); Peter Bernstein (git); Bill Stewart (dr)