Ideal Bread
- Josh Sinton - saxopones
- Kirk Knuffke - cornet
- Tomas Fujiwara - drums
- Reuben Radding / Richard Giddens / Sean Conly - bass
Photo by Bryan Murray
About Ideal Bread
Ideal Bread is a quartet dedicated to playing music composed by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy.
Sometime in 2006 Josh Sinton and I began getting together as a duo to investigate Lacy’s music, there the idea was hatched to start a band that focused solely on this material. We also decided that the band would not include soprano sax. Many people find that interesting but, to Josh and I, it was the obvious choice.
The band became a quartet and began rehearsing for months before we started playing gigs. Tomas Fujiwara has played drums since the start of the band and bass player Reuben Radding played with us for years. The bass chair is now filled by Richard Giddens or Sean Conly.
Additionally, we have been very lucky to play alongside Lacy alumni Irene Aebi and Roswell Rudd!
Ideal Bread have recorded two CDs:
- Transmit Volume 2 of the music of Steve Lacy on Cunieform records
“The disc functions both as an exacting yet refreshingly unfussy homage to Lacy’s work and a snapshot of four versatile, highly sympathetic improvisers in their prime.” – The Wire - The Ideal Bread on KMB records