Loz Speyer/Proyecto Evocación: Roots en Route | CD review

(Spherical Records)With his own Inner Space band, British trumpeter Loz Speyer often explores a spare but expressive kind of postbop jazz audibly linked to the legacy of Ornette Coleman – but he's fascinated by rhythmic experiments, particularly within Cuban music, spending much time researching the country's traditions and working with its playersmusic. Roots en Route was recorded in Santiago de Cuba with local performers, combining bolero, son, rumba, big band and carnival styles – and in ...

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