Weiss, Alex
Ears & Eyes, 2023, CD
Instrument: Saxophone
Issue: 29.1
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 3
Sound: 3
Score: 71
O’s Notes: Tenor saxophonist Alex Weiss leads a quintet with Dan Blake (s-sax), Yana Davydova (g), Dmitriy Ishenko (b) and Ches Smith (d). Marta Sanchez adds piano for two selections notably “Akira: Sun and Moon”. They push the boundaries on “Thread Your Grandmother’s Needles” before swinging on “Really Ok” in a balanced jazz-fusion encounter.
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