Rocky Mountain Chronicle - Oct 12/Oct 18, 2006 - Funk in the Trunk By Elliott Johnston
It’s tough not to feel like a proud parent with a quivery bottom lip as local funk/jazz trio 3 Peas loads up the bus for their first ever out-of-state tour. The vocal-less group — comprised of bassist Joe Prinzivalli, keyboardist Vincent Denis and drummer Evan Carroll — have provided Fort Collins and Front-Range venues with consistently danceable and technically impressive improvisational sounds since 2002. Truly, it’s just good science to suppose that if you’ve shaken your booty at a downtown venue over the past four years, the 3 Peas were responsible for it... READ MORE
Scene Magazine – April 2006 – Fort Collins Colorado.
3 Peas are a professional caliber jazz-jam outfit. The ease with which these guys play is the result of tireless practicing and live performances. In a town that can easily become saturated by a band, percussionist Evan Carroll, bassist Joe Prinzivalli and keyboardist Vincent Denis, have managed to stay desirable and new...That ability to walk the line between familiarity and freshness is something few bands possess.
Rocky Mountain Bullhorn – January 22 – January 28, 2004 - Colorado.
Much improvisational music is self-indulgent. When the loosest musical foundation is laid for one whimsical, masturbatory solo after another, it is certainly self-indulgence – not that there’s anything wrong with that. But the 3 Peas are careful not to cross the line into over-indulgence…
Live Music Archives - January 30, 2005
A Very Pleasant Surprise
These skilled players weave a variety of sources (some of them unlikely) into a contemporary jazz set that is tight, innovative, and energetic. rooted in funk and tinged with electronica. "Dancin' With Chance" is the first scat/hip-hop number I've heard.