58 Belvedere

Vista Cruiser is the new album from 58 Belvedere, the trio featuring guitarist Dean Granros, bassist Pat Keen, and drummer Dave Power. 58 Belvedere came together about a decade ago, when Granros, who had moved from the Twin Cities to a farm outside Eau Claire, WI, met Power, who in turn brought in Keen on bass. The raw edge of Granros’ guitar combined with the symbiotic rhythm section of Power and Keen made for an unfiltered take on the idea of the jazz power trio. They began playing across Wisconsin and Minnesota, every performance surrendering to the moment as they worked through Granros’ original catalog and group improvisations.

Dean Granros has been a fixture of the upper Midwest improvised music scene since the late 1960s. He has shared the stage with Leo Kottke, the Birds, Willie Dixon, Don Ellis, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Dave Ray, and Tim Sparks. He was featured as a standout at the 2016 Winter Jazz Fest in the New York Times for his performance with Dave King’s Vector Families. Jazz critic Nate Chinen called Granros a “visionary oddball” and went on to say, “he has had a career of mostly regional cult adulation, and in some ways he felt beamed in from another dimension…to my ears it definitely qualified as something new.”

A musical chameleon, Dave Power has been a touring and studio drummer for over a decade, having worked with the Staves, Aero Flynn, and Justin Vernon.

Pat Keen studied at the New England Conservatory and brings his jazz roots into innovative experimentation across genres, challenging folk narratives and reshaping traditional instrumentation.