For those not in the know, the seed of an idea from which Trio of Bloom sprouted was simply three names, and the limitless potential they suggested: keyboardist Craig Taborn, guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Marcus Gilmore.

Three wholly singular artists, but with intrepid spirits in common; musical omnivores, with indelible voices that reject categorization, sharing an indefatigable compulsion to venture into previously undiscovered sonic territory.

On their debut release, out September 26th, 2025 via Pyroclastic Records, Taborn, Cline and Gilmore converge for their first-ever meeting – blossoming, like the flowers that grace the album’s artwork, into a living thing of radiant beauty, startling vibrancy and sultry intensity.

1. Nightwhistlers
2. Unreal Light
3. Breath
4. Queen King
5. Diana
6. Bloomers
7. Eye Shadow Eye
8. Why Canada
9. Forge
10. Bend It
11. Gone Bust

With Trio of Bloom conceptually harkening back nearly four decades to Strange Meeting, the sole album by Power Tools, this one opens on the propulsively fervent, yet rhythmically magical Nightwhistlers and then brings us the stoically ethereal sounds of Unreal Light, the breathlessly airy Breath, the delightfully rhythmical, drum-fed Queen King before the veritably translucent Diana is brought forth.

Along next is the organically driven musical art of Bloomers and the languishing beauty of Eye Shadow Eye, and they are in turn backed supremely by the jaunty juxtaposed sounds of Why Canada, the somewhat sterner fare of Forge, the recording rounding out on the free flowing majesties of Bend It, coming to a close on the cinematically-hued Gone Bust.

The initial inspiration for the album came from producer and poet David Breskin, a longtime collaborator with all three musicians, who imagined sparks would ignite when they met. “I’m always looking for ways to cross-pollinate and to bridge gaps,” Breskin explains. “I like to introduce people that might admire each other from afar but have never rubbed up against each other. I didn’t know what the combination would sound like, which is the most exciting aspect for me.”

PLAYERS, INSTRUMENT:
Craig Taborn - keyboards
Marcus Gilmore - drums and percussion
Nels Cline - 6-string and 12-string guitars, lap steel guitar, bass on tracks 4 and 10

www.craigtaborn.com

www.nelscline.com

Marcus Gilmore @ Facebook