Critic George Varga of the Union Tribune picked Trio M’s latest CD, Big Picture on the ENJA label as one of the best releases of 2012. Also Crispell, Dresser, Hemingway play Braxton on the Tzadik label was chosen as honorable mentioned in the New York City Jazz Record as well as Trio M’s Big Picture.
Mark Dresser – Best Concerts of 2012
Top honors from critic Robert Bush in the San Diego Reader for the UCSD solo concert as well four other concerts including the Improvisers Summit featuring Gerry Hemingway, Michael Dessen, and Joshua White at 98 Bottles, Trio M at the Athenaeum, and a concert with Han Bennink, Mary Oliver, Mark Dresser, Michael Dessen at the Neurosciences Institute.