Two members of the exceptional jazz unit Irreversible Entanglements, whose album Who Sent You? impressed so many this past March, the drum-and-trumpet duo of Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes have their own release forthcoming on the International Anthem label, a cornerstone of the exploratory, socially conscious jazz revival of the last decade. Their work together is informed by Afro-Caribbean rhythms and refined electronics, and showcases Panamanian-American Navarro’s expressive trumpet (he trained under a veteran of Fania All-Stars, among others). The album Heritage of the Invisible II is due out in October, but in the meantime, enjoy a first taste with “Pueblo”, its very title a salute to community and place (Brooklyn, in their case). The video is directed by Good Glass Films and features the sinuous gestures of dancers Cal Hunt and Quamaine “Virtuoso” Daniels.
Afro-Caribbean / Electro-Jazz
