Afro Bop Alliance (CD)

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Led by vibraphonist Dave Samuels, the Caribbean Jazz Project has been exploring the commonly accepted boundaries of Latin jazz - and jazz in general - via innovative compositions and exciting arrangements since the mid-1990s. More than a decade after recording their earliest albums on Heads Up International, Samuels and company return to the label and unite with the Maryland-based Afro-Bop Alliance Big Band, one of the most exciting new bands on the Latin jazz scene today. Since their inception less than five years ago, the brassy and high-energy Afro Bop Alliance has electrified audiences at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Jazz Caf', The W. C. Handy Jazz Festival and many other music festivals. Produced by Samuels with arrangements by Afro Bop Alliance trombonist Dan Drew, The Caribbean Jazz Project / Afro-Bop Alliance showcases material from CJP's seven previous recordings spanning 15-years, yet recasts each tune via innovative and full-bodied arrangements. Included are a rendition of Coltrane's classic "Naima," with a horn and vibe counterpoint and an intriguing rendition of Monk's well-known "Bemsha Swing" that takes the jazz classic beyond its traditional moorings into a more experimental realm.