Led by pianist Bill Martin, the trio is launching an album, The Waitati Concert, which was recorded live on a vintage German piano at the Waitati Community Hall in late 2011.
The album features compositions by Bill Martin, as well as free improvisations involving double bassist Craig Sinclair and original drummer Lee Noyes.
Martin says the trio emerged from the practice of recording free improvisations in Sinclair's kitchen on acoustic instruments, a method developed by Noyes.
''Lee was an inspirational figure,'' Martin says.
''As a sound-artist he had formed the habit of recording everything on a hand-held recorder, and this influenced the way we began to play as an ensemble, because we were suddenly aware that every tiny little sound counted.''
The library concert is a rare opportunity to hear the trio perform on a grand piano in an acoustic environment, he says.
''Local audiences have the opportunity to hear jazz regularly, yet it is a rare treat for Dunedinites to hear a real piano trio, because most live music venues no longer house pianos and do not have the resources to keep them maintained and tuned.''
Kevin Finigan replaces Lee Noyes on drums, as the latter is now working in Sweden.
See it, hear it
Resonance Trio play at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery at 7.30pm on Saturday.
