Martin Bejerano - Potential Energy (2013)

On Potential Energy, the much-anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed debut recording Evolution/Revolution (2007), pianist Martin Bejerano once again displays the instrumental virtuosity, improvisational versatility, intricate rhythmic concepts and the lyricism and musicality that have attracted a global following. Anchored by the 3-part “Potential Energy Suite,” written after Bejerano was awarded a New Jazz Works composition and ensemble development grant from Chamber Music America in 2010, the new CD features the pianist’s working trio he formed in 2007 with bassist Edward Perez and drummer Ludwig Afonso and, on four tracks, soprano saxophonist Mark Small, a veteran of singer Michael Bublé’s band with whom Bejerano has often collaborated since the two moved to NewYork in 2000.