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Kind of Kenny by Jason Keiser

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Album Title: Kind of Kenny
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024

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About the Album

Seeking to interpret trumpeter/composer Kenny Wheeler's music with the boundless sense of adventure and nuance needed to honor his unique writing, Bay Area guitarist Jason Keiser was particularly intrigued by Wheeler's penchant for assembling unusual instrumental configurations as he made preparations for Kind of Kenny. Teaming with the one-of-a-kind, master guitarist John Stowell as the ensemble's rhythmic and harmonic base, Keiser enlisted lyrical improvisers, trumpeter Erik Jekabson and saxophonist Michael Zilber, and vocalist Danielle Wertz, acting as a horn-like melodic voice and as a singer on Wheeler & Norma Winstone's "For Jan." "There are many young musicians who are making jazz connoisseurs sit up and take notice with their debut albums. This is the case with the guitarist Jason Keiser...." Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)

Tracks

Kind of Kenny; Hotel Le Hot; Gentle Piece; Kayak; Wheeler's Waltz; W.W.; Kind Folk; The Jigsaw; For Jan (feat. Danielle Wertz); Wheeler's Waltz (guitar duo feat. John Stowell).

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Date featured

October 21, 2024

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