Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa

Over the past three decades, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Joshua Redman has consistently demonstrated his skills. On “where are we”, Redman’s first recording as a Blue Note artist, he delivers one of his most challenging and compelling albums to date and (a first for Redman) built around a dynamic vocalist.
He found the perfect partner in young vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa. “Once I heard Gabrielle, I realized that she has an expressive quality and an intimacy and a vulnerability in her sound that is singularly captivating.”
He found musicians who fit the needs of what is fundamentally a ballads album in the form of drummer Brian Blade, whose relationship with the saxophonist goes back to the beginnings of their respective careers; pianist Aaron Parks, a partner in the collective quartet James Farm; and more recent associate Joe Sanders on bass.
For added perspective, Redman invited four other friends to contribute to the portraits of their native cities: guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel (“Streets of Philadelphia”) and Peter Bernstein (“Manhattan”), vibraphonist Joel Ross (“Chicago Blues”), and trumpeter Nicholas Payton (“Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?”).
“where are we” will leave listeners seeking to define where they, and we, are — inspired by the latest example of Joshua Redman at his finest.