Sounds From the Ancestors CD (Mack Avenue) genre-migrated and improvisation

and improvisation

Inside Straight is the quintet that inaugurated McBride’s collaboration with Mack Avenue Records (releasing Kind of Brown in 2009)

Cornetist Bobby Bradford and saxophonist Frode Gjerstad have been performing together since they were first introduced in 1986 by drummer John Stevens

Giacomo Merega (electric bass) & Jason Nazary (drums

merging downtown New York's '80s and '90s creative scene with John Zorn's Masada influences

Sounds From the Ancestors CD (Mack Avenue) genre-migrated and improvisationIn Sounds from the Ancestors, composer and saxophonist Kenny Garrett pays homage to the rich heritage of African sounds that have shaped the evolution of jazz. His musical journey revisits the spirit of African ancestors through church services, work songs, Yoruban chants, and traditional drumming. The album also features heartfelt tributes to influential figures like Roy Hargrove, Art Blakey, and Tony Allen, who, much like Garrett, drew inspiration