Renee Rosnes Crossing Paths 180g LP

Acclaimed pianist Renee Rosnes fell in love with the music of Brazil as a teenager, from the moment that she first heard the iconic Bossa Nova singer Elis Regina. With Crossing Paths, her brilliant 2024 album for Smoke Sessions Records, Rosnes brings to stunning reality a dream held for decades: to explore the intersection between Brazil's scintillating sounds with her own visionary approach to modern jazz.

Crossing Paths reimagines compositions from master composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, and others. The album brings together a remarkable band – saxophonist Chris Potter, trombonist Steve Davis, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Adam Cruz – with contemporary Brazilian voices (percussionist Rogério Boccato and vocalist Maucha Adnet) and special guest appearances by legendary vocalist/composers Edu Lobo and Joyce Moreno.

Multi-award winning pianist and composer Renee Rosnes' already distinguished career continues to reach higher levels marked by new music, exciting collaborations, and ever-evolving musicianship. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she relocated to New York from Vancouver, Canada in 1985, quickly establishing a reputation of the highest regard, touring and recording with such masters as Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, JJ Johnson, and James Moody. From 1990-2000, she was the pianist for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, and is a founding member of the all-star ensemble, the SFJAZZ Collective, with whom she toured and recorded for six years. Some of her more recent work includes duo collaborations with her husband Bill Charlap, serving as founder and music director of the all-star, all-female supergroup Artemis, and holding the piano chair with legendary bassist Ron Carter's quartet. Renee is one of the most admired pianists in jazz.