Will Bernard / Out & About

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.