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Imer Santiago: Hidden Journey
by Hrayr Attarian
Nashville based trumpeter Imer Santiago's debut album Hidden Journey is an engaging, diverse set of nine originals and two standards, that maintains its momentum from the first note to the last. Santiago's compositions sometimes in collaboration with saxophonist and label founder Rahsaan Barber are primarily hard bop vehicles with a variety of flavors that allow the individual musicians space for short yet crisp and elegant expressions of spontaneity. The opening tune Girls' Night Out" harks back to the ...
read moreNashville Trumpeter/Composer Imer Santiago Debuts With "Hidden Journey" Aug. 27
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Imer Santiago’s musical journey, which began in his native Ohio with stops in New Orleans and Austin, took an important turn in 2007 when he relocated to Nashville. There the accomplished young trumpeter forged a close bond with saxophonist Rahsaan Barber, one of the local jazz scene’s key players as well as the owner of Jazz Music City Records. On August 27, Jazz Music City will release Hidden Journey, Imer Santiago’s impressive debut as a leader. “You may not associate ...
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