Available Now via Mack Avenue Records:
Trumpeter/Composer SEAN JONES Offers Electrifying
Raw Studio Album on im.pro.vise never before seen
Jones Celebrates a Decade of
Music with Mack Avenue Records
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"Trumpeter Sean Jones moves into the neighborhood of the legendary
with 'im·pro·vise'... This album is a display of jazz at a peak level.
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- Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Celebrating his 10th anniversary with Mack Avenue Records, internationally acclaimed composer/trumpeter Sean Jones views his seventh album, im.pro.vise never before seen,
as "a reintroduction of who I am." Although he has clearly established
himself as a formidable leader through recordings and live performances,
this album reflects his "conscious decision to approach this latest
step in my artistic evolution as a trumpet player, a composer and a
leader."
A major
event in that evolution occurred when he chose to step down from his
longtime position as Lead Trumpeter of the Jazz At Lincoln Center
Orchestra in 2010. But touring with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock's
Tribute To Miles the following year made a truly profound impact on his
personal journey. "I have so much
respect for those men, so I asked them how I could best contribute to
this music. Without hesitation and in one voice they said: 'Lead. That's
what we hired you to do.' That brought it all together for me."
Through that epiphany, Jones set out with a new motivation firmly in place, and im.pro.vise never before seen
began to take form. Paring his artistic viewpoint down to the basics,
he decided to make his first quartet recording with his longtime
bandmates, the dynamic pianist Orrin Evans, and the seamless bass/drum tandem of Luques Curtis and Obed Calvaire. Furthermore, he chose to do it old school.
"All of
my previous albums were 'productions' with overdubs, etc," says Jones.
"This time it was just the four of us in one room, no barriers between
us, playing live." The sense of immediacy and urgency that has always
been a key element of the jazz art at its highest level is front and
center throughout this entire album. Another essential tradition of
looking back to look forward is also omnipresent here, and that includes
the full scope of that legacy from its blues roots to its freer
explorations.
Powerfully
committed to his art and clearly focused upon where he wants to take
it, Jones has developed one of the most impressive and compelling
ensembles on today's scene, all of whom are committed to performing
together and taking their place alongside the most affecting and
important ensembles in jazz.
Together
this quartet generates the consummate energy to which all truly
dedicated jazz artists should aspire. The musicians bring everything
they have to the table, making the music their own, yet always
understanding that the purpose is to fulfill the vision of the leader.
"I want to reflect the tradition of what jazz is," says Jones, "and my
voice is a voice that needs to be part of it."
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Upcoming Sean Jones Performances:
July 31 / Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Festival / Atlantic City, NJ
August 8 & 9 / Richmond Jazz Festival / Richmond, VA
August 12 - 13 / Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (featured guest artist) / New York, NY
August 21 / SFJAZZ Center / San Francisco, CA
September 1 / Detroit Jazz Festival / Detroit, MI
September 5 / The Frick / Pittsburgh, PA
September 25 - 28 / Jazz Showcase / Chicago, IL
November 3 - 8 / SF Performances Residency / San Francisco, CA
November 10 - 15 / Jazz Bistro / St. Louis, MO
Sean Jones · im.pro.vise never before seen
Mack Avenue Records · Release Date: July 22, 2014
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