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Crosscurrent: Rituals
by Glenn Astarita
Touted as contemporary/jazz/world outfit, the six instrumentalists who comprise “Crosscurrent”, live up to the band’s moniker as they indeed fabricate jazz grooves that are often commingled with windswept choruses, bubbling rhythms and sprightly soloing amid an altogether organic approach. However, the first piece, “Intersections” incorporates a motif that rings of the 80’s Pat Metheny songbook, due to guitarist Eric T. Johnson and saxophonist Carl Clements’ lilting unison choruses and sweet-tempered melodies.
With the band’s fourth release titled Rituals, the listener ...
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