Rez Abbasi & Junction - Behind The Vibration (2016)

Rez Abbasi - guitar and compositions; Mark Shim - tenor sax and midi wind-controller; Ben Stivers - keyboards, B3 organ, Rhodes piano; Kenny Grohowski - drums."Behind the Vibration is a collection of new music that seeks to answer the question: What might a modern jazz album sound like in the hands of contemporary musicians employing a breadth of influences and current technologies? More often than not, musicians I play with have a developed and deep understanding of the jazz canon, yet also equally admire music vastly different than jazz. The members of Junction embody this epitome. Individually our present schedules include performing in a variety of settings from pop, heavy metal, electronica, Carnatic, Indo-sub-Saharan African, qawwali, jazz and more.Junction is where it all meets. It is my most inclusive project to date in terms of engaging diverse musical influences and technology. For me, this is 'music of now.'" - Rez Abbasi

Tracklist:

1. Holy Butter [9:00]
2. Groundswell [8:14]
3. Inner Context [8:33]
4. Uncommon Sense [8:55]
5. And I You [3:12]
6. Self-Brewing [6:20]
7. New Rituals [9:06]
8. Matter Falls [4:39]

Personnel:

Rez Abbasi – guitar & composition;
Mark Shim – tenor saxophone & midi wind-controller;
Ben Stivers – keyboards, B3 organ, Rhodes;
Kenny Grohowski – drums.