Sarost is a new trio comprising three veteran, virtuoso improvisors. Mark Sanders (percussion), Paul Rogers (7-string bass) and Larry Stabbins (sax) have worked together in various combinations over the last 40 odd years, following careers taking in many musical styles and genres. They have only recently started to play together as a trio. Review:Announced by Larry with Welcome to the Old School they unleashed a richly varied stream of spontaneous music that melded into new shapes and moods as they played off each other. Paul's remarkable seven-string instrument allowed him to soar, grind, thunder and growl, while Mark's deployment of percussion produced a soundscape all of its own. Running through it all, Larry's precision delivery on soprano and tenor sax made a telling vocal contribution that both steered and followed in the flow of the improvisations. - Tony Benjamin B 24/7