Tune in to the tasteful stylings of guitarist Will
Bernard on his latest effort "Out & About." Employing
a wide palette of genres and sounds, this gifted
instrumentalist makes a bold statement of purpose
with both his stunning musicianship and his new
program of original compositions. Bernard's
melodicism shines throughout the session with able
assistance of some of the heaviest cats on the
scene today, including the collective genius of
bassist Ben Allison, organist Brian Charette, drummer
Allison Miller, and tenor saxophone sensation
John Ellis. While the session is definitely straight
ahead and features some hard swinging highlights,
the music is also elegantly lyrical and brilliantly
evocative of a more modern jazz sensibility.
