Portland, Oregon based trumpeter Farnell Newton and pianist Marcus Reynolds are beginning to make their mark on contemporary jazz with fresh, original compositi
Portland, Oregon based trumpeter Farnell Newton and pianist Marcus Reynolds are beginning to make their mark on contemporary jazz with fresh, original compositions and an updated version of the classic 1960âs Blue Note era sound. 28-year-old Farnell Newton (nephew of famed Cecil Taylor/Albert Ayler drummer Sunny Murray) and 29-year-old Reynolds, a young agile pianist with a rich harmonic sensibility, lead a quintet that presents unique treatments of the standard jazz repertoire along with forays into the Pan-American jazz tradition.
Sense of Direction, their debut release on Dusty Yorkâs Diatic Records label, is a heartfelt celebration of the jazz tradition that embraces influences ranging from bouncy hip-hop beats (The Bluest Eyes) to the beautiful sound of the Brazilian bossa nova (Litoral). The record is a collaboration with rising star New York jazz musicians Jason Brown on drums (Lizz Wright) and Ameen Saleem on bass (Winard Harper). It also features Portland saxophonist Tim Willcox on three tracks.
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