Originally from NY (b. 1977), Paul Giallorenzo is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, producer, and sound designer using piano, synthesizer, keyboards, and electronics in a diverse range of contexts with a wide array of Chicago and international musicians in improvised, avant-jazz, experimental, and electro/acoustic music, performing regularly locally and throughout North America and Europe. “The trio’s latest album Play continues the Monk/Nichols spirit (with recognized touches of Andrew Hill and Sun Ra) that characterizes Giallorenzo’s compositional approach, generally avoiding needless repetition and plain derivation. Abrams shines, as usual, as a foil to Giallorenzo’s constant musing, while Avery demonstrates appropriate restraint and punctuations throughout.