Coventry Jazz Festival (Cathedral Ruins Marquee)
in Coventry, UK on May 26, 2007
This was an exhilarating performance. Texier is a nimble bassist, and as a composer his Ornette-ish melodies have a strong North African influence. The tunes also give the band a lot of freedom to stretch out. I was particularly impressed with guitarist Manu Codjia, whose style combined elements of John Scofield, Allan Holdsworth, and Mike Stern.
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