To be a musician is to have authenticity. Amidst myriads of notable contemporary artists, pioneering jazz guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi has checked that box from the onset of his emergence in the jazz music scene. His sincere love for music led him to find his niche where he weaves the stories of ancient rhythms through the lens of modern sensibility. Music is more than sound in his world. It’s an intricate and entwined net of traditional and innovative ideas. Abbasi’s virtuosic improvisation on the guitar has made him one of the most distinctive and stylistic guitarists in the contemporary jazz scene.
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Anna Webber – Idiom
Idiom, by saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber, was released by Pi Recordings on May 28, 2021. It is divided into two parts: the first, played by Anna Webber’s Simple Trio, with Matt Mitchell on piano, and John Hollenbeck on drums; and the second, played by Anna Webber’s Large Ensemble, consisting of 12 musicians, plus one conductor, Eric Wubbels.
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