Angel Eyes Compact Disc

"Groove is at the heart of the Afro Bop Alliance’s debut release on ZOHO. While providing exciting Latin-tinged grooves tailor made for dancers, the members of this Washington DC based, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers-inspired septet keep one foot solidly in the straight ahead jazz camp with their scintillating improvisations and tight three horn frontline. Leader-drummer Joe McCarthy, and newest member Victor Provost bring new sparkle to the proceedings with his virtuosic steel pan playing, as does special guest Paquito D’ Rivera on clarinet." -- Bill Milkowski Released on Zoho Records, 2014.