Parallels

Just as his basslines never stay within the limits of the obvious, so Joe Sanders' life as a bassist, composer, band-leader and educator has never followed the single, most discernible pathway. A Midwest native, he's studied and played jazz on the opposite coasts of California and New York: a master of the acoustic bass, he's equally at home producing in the digital realm; embedded deep in the living tradition of American jazz; and living, teaching and creating in Europe. All these separate strands come together on his third headline release, Parallels. The album presents a set of live recordings from a dream line-up that matches\u2028the leader's full-bodied acoustic bass presence with Seamus Blake, Logan\u2028Richardson and Gregory Hutchinson in performances that capture all the\u2028daring and drive of the East coast scene. Alongside them is a set of studio\u2028self-productions with guests Jure Pukl and Taylor Eigisti that capture the\u2028laid-back dreamy