USA: Sean Jones - Live from Jazz at the Bistro(Mack Avenue 2017)
The young jazz veteran trumpeter Sean Jones believes
passionately in championing the creative arc of artists who are
committed to their life journey. “I think the progression of the art
form [jazz] comes with people being allowed to be themselves in their
rawest form with no compromise,” he has noted and added, “My body of
work is going to show a progression of who Sean Jones is in the most
honest form.”
While he spoke these words a few years ago, they serve as a vivid manifesto for his new Mack Avenue Records album, Live from Jazz at the Bistro,
his eighth for the label and arguably the most dynamic, playful and
loose-limbed excursion of his career. Indeed, the 38-year-old Jones
brings to the sessions a stalwart poise, the fire of ecstasy and a
whimsy in motion. “In a nutshell, I’ve been wanting to do a live album
for a while,” he says. “I wanted to capture the band’s energy live and
record what it’s like to go to one of my gigs. Granted, recording in a
studio creates a polished sound where the music is all tied up. But this
album, it’s real raw.” Mack Avenue
