Ethan Iverson Trio with Peter Erskine & Darek Oles

Ethan Iverson (piano), Darek Oles (bass), Peter Erskine (drums)

Blue Note Recording artist/ pianist Ethan Iverson has worked with everyone from contemporaries Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkel and The Bad Plus to legends Billy Hart, Tootie Heath and Charlie Haden. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear Iverson with LA heavyweights Darek Oles and Peter Erskine.

There are a number of elements on Technically Acceptable, the second Blue Note Records release from pianist/composer Ethan Iverson, that would feel equally at home during any point in the label’s storied history. There’s an ample helping of the blues, a tune built on rhythm changes, spirited trio interactions, a reimagined song from the hit parade, even a rendition of Thelonious Monk’s iconic “‘Round Midnight.”

This being an Ethan Iverson date, however, none of those classic idioms are revived without a twist of some kind. The album’s first half, a nearly LP-length trio outing with…