José Valentino - Real & Raw: Live Sessions (2019)

A collection of live recordings with renowned jazz/fusion flutist and bandleader, Dr. José Valentino, and his friends from Florida. This "funk-fusion jazz" album showcases sophisticated-level and daring improvisations from a harmonic, textural, and polyrhythmic standpoint; it is a project that conveys themes such as love, friendship, hope in God, cultural celebration, and enthusiasm for exploring one's potential. All the musicians aim to stretch their respective instruments' capacity for conveying human expression. The overall album encases a sonority comprised of beautiful, powerful, exotic, and inspiring sounds.