JOEY PERO

Resonance

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It’s one thing to be an acclaimed jazz virtuoso, a graduate of Julliard and a trumpeter able to wail repeated 16th-notes with dazzling speed and proficiency. It’s another to transcend stylistic boundaries and operate effectively in the classical world. So credit Joey Pero for overachieving his first time out, courtesy of a 12-song set that ranks as a most impressive instrumental debut. Pero enlists a number of guest vocalists—Phoebe Snow among them—but his ability to repeatedly shift gears makes Resonance remarkable. Sandwiched between the flourish and fanfare of “Arutunian Trumpet Concerto” and the regal revelry of “Blue Rondo,” Pero injects rock, rap and rhythms that swing and soar. Resonance resonates.

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