
Guitar World
Pete Roth: jazz trio that lives on the outer limits of improv
Pete Roth talks about the trio's formation, melodic freedom, gear, and the risk of making every night different.
- Byline
- Amit Sharma
- Date
- 17 September 2025
Press
Interviews, reviews, and pull quotes for editors, promoters, venues, and listeners following the Pete Roth Trio story.
Interviews
Selected features from the current Pete Roth Trio press archive.

Guitar World
Pete Roth talks about the trio's formation, melodic freedom, gear, and the risk of making every night different.

UK Jazz News
Bill Bruford reflects on returning to music, playing for fun, and the chemistry of the Pete Roth Trio.
“We'll do this as long as it's fun”

RingSide Report
A focused interview on Bruford's renewed appetite for playing and the pull of the trio's live interplay.
“I was thirsting to be part of it again”

Jaz.in
Coverage of the Japan tour and the trio's audience-facing sense of movement, surprise, and exchange.

ProgJazz
A Spanish-language conversation with Bill Bruford on ideas, skill, and the musical argument of the trio.
“I don't sell skill, I sell ideas”

Jazz Magazine
A print feature following Bruford's return to live performance and the creative lift of the Pete Roth Trio.
Reviews
“Absolutely astonishing and amazing musicianship”
“One sign of the players' immense professionalism was that it did not need to be put on display. Even the most virtuosic solos avoided unnecessary showboating, and rich soundscapes were built at times with striking subtlety.”
“'Full Circle' [was] a driving funk original with plenty of effects pedal over a bass-drum groove, and it was here rather than in the jazz tunes that the band sounded as though they had found their natural habitat.”
“Jazz, funk, contemporary classical, Dvorak. Nothing is sacred. It's not retro. It's not comfortable. It's just brilliantly unruly.”
“With three such talented musicians it shouldn't have been a surprise, but the way they played together exceeded all expectations. This is simply a great band - a strong favourite of ours and all our attendees.”
“Pete Roth's solo, incorporating sweeping techniques, reached incredible intensity. Whether responding to Roth or being challenged by his former pupil, Bruford's drumming grew increasingly fierce and intense. As the music pushed toward its climactic peak, Mike Pratt's bass held the balance, grounding the drama with poise and elegance.”
“Roth's compositions range from instantly memorable melodies giving rise to filigree-delicate acoustic work.”
“The audience might have been predominantly Prog aficionados, but they left as Jazz fans.”
“They know the rules and want to break them. Not in order to be perverse or trendy, but so that they can put something rich, worthwhile and fun back into jazz soil.”