Marc Cary - Rhodes Ahead vol.2

Today, I would like to introduce this cute jazz musician "Marc Cary" and his latest album "Rhodes Ahead"

Marc Cary (born January 29, 1967) is a post bop jazz pianist based out of New York City.

Though American keyboardist Marc Cary uses a thoroughly contemporary arsenal of hip-hop beats, Fender Rhodes and Hammond tones, repeating loops and hi-tech effects, the jazz roots of his music are always plain. As his recent work  has shown, the result is a bracing blend of old and newsteered by a strong musical character, despite the laidback cool of much of the delivery.

Marc Cary returns with another Rhodes Ahead project! Excellent album from the pianist/keyboardist. Marc shows his love for the Fender Rhodes keyboard on this album. Every track is filled with beautiful music. Awesome album cover too. INSTANT CLASSIC!

The album is a literally electrifying mix of jazz, drum n' bass, funk, R&B, hip hop, house, Afro-Cuban, rock, and ethnic music and features all original compositions by Cary with the exception of "You Can't Stop Us Now" and pianist Harold Mabern's "Beehive" (in which the aforementioned Thomas revisits the original acid jazz classic by trumpeter Lee Morgan). Simply put, this album rocks!! Filled with deep grooves, entrancing melodies and intoxicating drum n’ bass, Cary has truly hit a home run which we hope will garner him the attention he deserves. We look forward to more of his work, but in the mean time check out “Beehive” below the jump.

I’m giving it five stars. Will I change my mind later? Possibly. How often will I put it on? We’ll see: This is not the kind of stuff I usually listen to (assuming that it falls into a “kind of stuff” category at all). I certainly am enjoying it now – spacy (and space-age) in places, funky in others. Kind of jazzy. A little repetitious? Maybe – but that’s certainly not interfering with my enjoyment now.

Here it is!!!!! CRAZZZZY harmonious live from " Marc Cary Focus Trio". This is one of the my favorite music playing!!!

There is another fantastic one from his album. You Can’t Stop Us Now : languidly unfolds over the remorseless smack of Terreon Gully’s backbeat.Cary also takes on Alan Palmer’s a straight up funk number, with the Rhodes, Access Virus and organ all leading on the theme.

Overall, keeping the original heavyweight trio of Cary, Terreon Gully and Tarus Mateen intact, Cary’s fierce new project puts the iconic Fender Rhodes sound front and center, fusing drum n’ bass, electronic music, jazz and funk influences, creating yet another visionary project to follow up his triumphant 2013 releases "For The Love of Abbey" (a searing solo piano opus celebrating Abbey Lincoln) and Marc Cary Focus Trio’s "Four Directions" (TSF France, Album of the Year). As the original Rhodes Ahead introduced Marc Cary as one of this generation's greatest innovators, heralding the electro-acoustic jazz sound that became prevalent in the 2000’s, "Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2" is a testament to Marc’s incredible vision, versatility and creativity.