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African American, Alan Hampton, Bandleader, Composer, Concord Jazz, Derrick Hodge, Drummer, Joe Sanders, John Ellis, Kendrick Scott, Mike Moreno, Taylor Eigsti
Kendrick Scott ORACLE -][- CONVICTION – [Concord Jazz, 2013]
With the 2007 release of The Source – his debut recording as a leader – drummer and composer Kendrick Scott established a reputation right out of the gate as an explorer, someone with a generous measure of wisdom and insight to counterbalance his youth and newcomer status.
Nearly six years later, Scott and his band continue to dig beneath the surface to find the deeper truths in Conviction, their new CD scheduled for release on Concord Jazz on March 26, 2013 (international release dates may vary). As the title suggests, Conviction is the vehicle by which Kendrick and company look past the mundane and examine the motivating forces that propel us through life, even in those times when the greater truths are obscured by the tedium of the everyday. Continue reading