Monteiro, Jeremy & Sean Hong Wei
Jazz Note, 2024, CD
Instrument: Piano
Issue: 30.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 82
O’s Notes: Pianist Jeremy Monteiro shares the marquee with tenor saxophonist Sean Hong Wei for The New Jersey Sessions, a swinging collection of 8 classics and one Monteiro original. The core band is a quartet with bassist Jay Anderson and Evan Sherman on drums. Guest artists Alex Sipiagin (t) and Houston Person (t-sax) appear on two selections each notably “When Sunny Gets Blue” (Person), and “DeweySquare” (Sipiagin). Other high notes are “A Weaver Of Dreams”, “I Want To Talk About You”, and “Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You”
Publicist: Mouthpiece Music
