Interfaces is a modern, experimental album that explores the different ways a computer can fit in a modern jazz ensemble and still be true to itself. Technology performer Jeff Morris is joined by free jazz icon Karl Berger on vibes and piano as well as innovative New York percussionist Joe Hertenstein. Morris takes sounds from his partners live in the moment and transforms them into his own musical voice with the DNA of acoustic sounds and the fingerprints of digital processing...

Interfaces: Jazz Meets Electronics is an album you're going to get a lot out of... or be left scratching your head over. The 10 tracks (51 min, 25 sec) see the trio of Jeff Morris (live sampling), Karl Berger (vibraphone & piano) and Joe Hertenstein (drum set & tabletop percussion) experimenting with instruments and digital sounds - throwing a little computer manipulation into the mix.

While it's not really an album that I'd find enjoyable to listen to too often, it's an interesting and attention grabbing collection that is hard not to enjoy. If you're a collector of experimental music then there's much to get your head around here.

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Darren Rea