For those unaware, Neff Irizarry is a highly talented composer, guitarist, author, and educator specializing in Latin and Contemporary Jazz.

His latest release titled Cambio (Change), produced by three-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Jimmy Haslip, features the guitar in a Latin Jazz context without the piano.

Since the age of five years old, Neff has had a continuous love affair with music. From autoharp to choir to clarinet to bassoon and even baritone saxophone, the introduction of the guitar into his life was the last arrow that stung his musical heart and still drives his passion to create music till this day.

His musical foundation was built at Berklee during the late 90’s with some fantastic musicians and teachers. And, it was tested and blessed by the countless of world class musicians that he has had the honor to share the stage with.

1. Adelante (Come Forward)
2. Cuatro Minutos (Four Minutes)
3. Cabo Rojo (Cape Red)
4. Cargado (Loaded)
5. The Rain Song
6. El Swing de La Finca (Farm Swing)
7. Hija Mia (My Daughter)
8. Lluvia (Rain)
9. San Miguel de Los Acordes (St Michael of the Chords)
10. Vitamina R (Vitamin R)
11. Todo lo que Fuiste (All that you were)

This immaculately musically sewn together new recording opens on the flirtatiously-sculpted Adelante (Come Forward) and the infectious rhythms within Cuatro Minutos (Four Minutes), and then we get the dutiful hipsway of Cabo Rojo (Cape Red), a resounding Cargado (Loaded), and they are followed by the lushness exhibited within The Rain Song.

Produced by Jimmy Haslip, the bass guitarist who was a founding member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets, and which is a vibe that can be heard throughout the entire album, along next on this highly impassioned album is the aptly-titled El Swing de La Finca (Farm Swing) and the all-embracing Hija Mia (My Daughter), and they are in turn backed by the percussion-fed Lluvia (Rain), the rounded vibrancy of San Miguel de Los Acordes (St Michael of the Chords), rounding out on the melodious Vitamina R (Vitamin R), and closes on the affluent Todo lo que Fuiste (All that you were).

Musicians:
Neff Irizarry - guitars
Martin Fabricius - vibraphone
Jimmy Haslip - basses
Ricardo Padilla - percussion

Official Spotify Purchase Link

www.neffirizarry.com