New Release: Aqua Con Gas from Dave Schumacher and Cubeye
Aqua Con Gas from Dave Schumacher and Cubeye Label: Cubeye Music Release Date: April 17, 2026 Website: cubeyemusic.com Baritone saxophonist and Chicago native Dave Schumacher leads his jazz ensemble Cubeye along a whirlwind ride on Aqua Con Gas. A mix of Schumacher's originals sprinkled with jazz standards, Schumacher entwines Latin jazz with swing, bop, and improvisation. Their tailored creations are finely detailed and seamlessly threaded. Schumacher's original tune "Al Rosé" is harnessed in a bopping strut as he performs a series of dynamic acrobatics on the sax while Alex Norris carves out a path of spiraling toots on the trumpet. Their embellishments on B. Reid's softly ambient "The Gypsy" demonstrates Schumacher's nimble playing, threading sprightly curlicues along Silvano Monasterios's lightly stroking keys, followed by the billowy ruffles of Jesus Ricardo's trumpet. "Amosaya,"composed and arranged by Schumach...