For anyone who suspects that contemporary jazz has descended into tiresome virtuosity, the Rotem Sivan Trio offers proof that the old formats can still come alive. Sivan is a guitarist with remarkable imagination, improvising around chords and melody along with the particular qualities of sustain inherent in the electric guitar. Sensitively accompanied by bass and drums, Sivan conjures classic-era jazz guitar music and takes the form in less usual directions on originals and a few well-chosen covers.
