“There are few trumpet players as good as Sean Jones. It’s hard to choose the best feature of this album, his playing or his compositional skills.” -Bob Karlovits, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Sean Jones © Andea Canter

On Tuesday, August 11th and Wednesday, August 12th the Sean Jones Group will celebrate the release of Jones' fifth album, The Search Within at the Jazz Standard in New York. The quintet features Sean Jones on trumpet, Brian Hogans on saxophone, Orrin Evans on piano, Luques Curtis on bass, and John Davis on drums. The music captured on Sean Jones’ The Search Within, represents “an assessment of where I am in the present as well as how I’ve learned from my mistakes and triumphs as a way of looking into the future. It’s a spiritual and sonic journey for me.” This reflective attitude only deepens the trumpeter’s expressive range, from straight-up swing to down-home groove to lyrical balladry. The Search Within features members of the working band that will join Sean for this Jazz Standard gig, plus special guests Gregoire Maret (harmonica), Erika Von Kleist (flute), Kahlil Bell (percussion) and Carolyn Perteete (vocals).