Mason Razavi brings "Quartet Plus" (quartet/nonet) to the 2015 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
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The Event
Guitarist/composer Mason Razavi celebrates the release of his fourth album, Quartet Plus, Volume 2 at Art Bouitki in San Jose, CA. Released by Origin Records (OA2 22142), this work is next in a series showcasing original music performed by Razavi's quartet and nonet. The album builds on the first Quartet Plus outing, which was warmly received by critics and spent 5 weeks on the American Top 40 Jazz chart CMJ (peaking at #17) and 7 weeks on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Chart (peaking at #5).
The Music
"From delicately scored ballads to a raucous take on "Caravan," Bay-Area guitarist Mason Razavi's second volume of his "Quartet Plus" series inhabits the great traditional jazz forms while enhancing them with modern textures and rhythms, creating a work that should leave jazz aficionados of various stripes nodding in approval. Working with pianist Bennett Roth-Newell, bassist Dan Robbins and drummer Cody Rhodes, the "Plus" is a five-piece horn section featured on several dynamic and intricately arranged compositions." - All About Jazz
Press
"Evocative storytelling is the hallmark of Razavi's music." - All About Jazz
"Razavi is a thoughtful player and composer that offers the listener an introspective experience of deeper meaning, his latest offering is mature rendering of masterful playing and ideas. Razavi is definitely one to watch." - Jazz Times
"Mason's guitar work will astound you"- Dick Metcalf, Improvijazzation Nation
Mason Razavi Nonet at Art Boutiki
Mason Razavi, guitar
Bennett Roth-Newell, piano
Dan Robbins, bass
Cody Rhodes, drums
PLUS
Justin Smith, trumpet
Ben Torres, alto sax, clarinet
Oscar Pangilinan, tenor sax, clarinet
Kevin Bryson, trombone
Alex Murzyn, bari sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
CD Release concert for the first "Quartet Plus" album at Blackbird Tavern, 2014