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The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents the Jeff Lorber Fusion Band for three nights touring in support of their brand new release Now Is The Time (6/2010). Band members are Jeff Lorber (keyboard), Eric Marienthal (saxophone), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Jimmy Haslip (bass) and Will Kennedy (drums). Set times Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and 10:00pm, Sunday at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:00pm on Thursday and 5:30pm Thursday through Sunday.

More than three decades after his earliest recordings, Grammy-nominated keyboardist and composer Jeff Lorber has come full circle. His brand new release, Now Is The Time, delves back into his early catalog and reinvents some of the most compelling compositions from the Jeff Lorber Fusion heyday. As a result, the artist once again makes a bold statement in the evolution of jazz.

“We all had a vision of what we wanted this record to be,” says Lorber, who points to a recent European tour with many of these same musicians - and the positive response that resulted from it - as the primary catalyst for the album. “We wanted a return to the sound of the Jeff Lorber Fusion, but informed by everything I’ve learned since then. All of a sudden, people seem to be interested in hearing that again. They’re ready to hear musicians who can really play, really stretch the envelope with their technique, with their songwriting, and with harmonic structure.”

Calling this set of refashioned classics Now Is The Time was no accident, says Lorber. The album represents a transition in the artist’s creative perspective - one that might well be a reflection of the changes in the audience’s perceptions as well. "This record is a clear statement," he says. "It represents a real musical shift toward something a little jazzier, and a little more exciting. The title has a very positive thrust to it, and it evokes a certain sense of being serious and taking charge."

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