A Durham trio of bass, keys, and drums. Written music and improvisation, in the length of a longish pop song.
Latest release
Push
The first Dreamroot album recorded as a trio. More sonically aggressive than earlier work, it moves through electronic texture and comes home, on the closer “Mellow Root,” to an acoustic jazz feel. Mixed by Tyler Lee and mastered by Max Gowan.
On Spotify and Apple Music the record is titled Push (July 12, 2024). The same eight tracks appear on Bandcamp as Sands (March 2, 2026).
Latest full video
Mode
A track from Push, posted on the official YouTube channel in February 2026. More live videos, the PBS concert, and backyard sessions are on the videos page.
The band
Three players, a Durham sound
Theous Jones on drums and percussion, Ittai Korman on acoustic and electric bass, and Joe MacPhail on piano and keyboards. They combine pre-written and improvised sections, and have performed at the North Carolina Museum of Art, as 2020 DCJazzPrix finalists at the DC Jazz Festival, and on PBS NC.
Earlier records, Phases (2020) and Leaf (2022), were collaborative projects with trumpeter Lynn Grissett and saxophonist and poet Serena Wiley.