Early Elton Trio (Late Show)Performing "Madman Across The Water"
About This Event
Early Elton Trio performs "Madman Across The Water" as a late show at The Bitter End. Known in New York rooms such as City Winery NYC for live sets tied to Elton John's catalog, they appeared in the 5th Annual Nic Pagano LGBTQIA+ Scholarship for Recovery benefit; their performance history intersects with artists including Jim Boggia, Glenn Burtnik, Marshall Crenshaw, Bettye LaVette, Kate Pierson and Elton John, and onstage they favor tight ensemble playing and faithful arrangements over spectacle.
About Madman Across the Water
At The Bitter End, Early Elton Trio stages a late-show performance built around Elton John’s 1971 album *Madman Across the Water*, a nine-song studio work written with lyricist Bernie Taupin during John’s rapid early rise. The record marks a pivot toward longer, more exploratory arrangements, with touches of progressive rock and the sound of a prominent guest keyboardist on select tracks. In New York, the album’s afterlife is carried by room-sized reinterpretations, part of the city’s tradition of close listening and repertory rock. Heard live, its stark stories feel less like nostalgia than a study in ambition and unease.
About the Artists
Early Elton Trio (Early Show)Back To The Beginning
Early Elton Trio (Early Show) Back To The Beginning is a New York City group working in the Rock/Pop lane, with performances anchored at The Bitter End. The trio is part of a paired early/late-show format that has also included a set built around Elton John’s *Madman Across the Water*, and their New York history includes rooms such as City Winery NYC.
Early Elton Trio (Late Show)Performing "Madman Across The Water"
Early Elton Trio (Late Show) is a New York City-based group that builds live sets around Elton John’s rock and pop catalog, with this performance centered on *Madman Across the Water* at The Bitter End.
Early Elton Trio
Early Elton Trio is a rock/pop group heard in New York City rooms such as City Winery NYC, where they have presented live sets tied to Elton John’s catalog. They appeared in the 5th Annual Nic Pagano LGBTQIA+ Scholarship for Recovery event, a benefit built around songs associated with Elton John.