The World Citizen Band (WCB) isn't as large an ensemble as the band name suggests in fact it's only a quintet but, what a quintet!
Formed in Berlin in 2013 it is indeed truly an international affair. The five musicians are from or based in Israel, Argentina, Spain, Denmark and Costa Rico albeit with NYC, LA and Berlin stamps on their passports. If anyone were to query that music, and jazz in particular, is an international language the proof is here.
The music swings but not in a dated format. Samba, fusion, grooves, hard bop, blues all get a play by five forward looking musicians who also have eyes/ears in the back of their heads. All of them chip in with compositions and not a dud among them.
The band, whilst inspired by the Jazz Messengers, Brad Melhdau, McCoy Tyner and other legends, have carved out their own individuality enabling them to utilise their musicianship and creativity to great effect.
Incidentally, the album's title refers to the star Antares, also known as the Heart of the Scorpion, a celestial body long admired for its fiery passionate energy which very much sums up this band. Lance
Available August 25 from KDK Music
Orient Express; Samba Pra Kuki; Day One; Verás Mijin; Bolanchas; Antares; ¿Y Las Palambras?; Lotus; St. Sulpice; CM's Blues; Magic Carpet
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