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Rez Abbasi Trio, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2013

The Rez Abbasi Trio performs at the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival
Adam Kissick for NPR
The Rez Abbasi Trio performs at the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival

Guitarist Rez Abbasi's new electronics-enhanced trio is driven by what its leader calls "textural surprise." As heard on the 2012 album Continuous Beat, the Pakistani-born guitarist's newest repertoire was inspired by the late drummer Paul Motian. On wax, that's a point of departure to explore material as diverse as tunes by Motian's contemporaries, Indian ragas and "The Star-Spangled Banner." Abbasi returns to Newport with a set of original compositions — and one Keith Jarrett tune.

Personnel

  • Rez Abbasi, guitar
  • John Hébert, bass
  • Dan Weiss, drums
  • Set List

  • "Divided Attention" (Abbasi)
  • "Back Skin"(Abbasi)
  • "Blood Orange" (Abbasi)
  • "Rivalry" (Abbasi)
  • "Overseas" (Abbasi)
  • "The Cure" (Keith Jarrett)
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