Nick Sanders Trio - You Are a Creature (2015)

Pianist Nick Sanders christened his second CD, You Are a Creature (produced by Fred Hersch), with a head-scratcher of a title, but his virtuosity and vision couldn t be more clear. Throughout the album s concise but idea-packed thirteen tracks, Sanders continues to hone and evolve his distinctive voice as an instrumentalist and composer as well as the unique collective identity of his trio with bassist Henry Fraser and drummer Connor Baker. You Are a Creature offers further evidence of a major new voice on the modern jazz scene. Sanders individual approach and the strikingly singular language developed by the trio have commanded the attention of no less discerning a stylist than pianist Fred Hersch, who not only encouraged Sanders to record his 2013 debut but offered his services as this album s producer, offering insightful direction but also upping everyone s game simply by his commanding presence in the studio.