Shai Maestro

In its review of pianist Shai Maestro’s ECM leader debut The Dream Thief, All About Jazz  spoke of  “a searching lyrical atmosphere, emotional eloquence and communal virtuosity that serves the music.” All of which also applies to Human, where Maestro’s outgoing, highly-communicative band with fellow Israeli Ofri Nemya on drums and Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder becomes a quartet with the inspired addition of US trumpeter Philip Dizack.  Shai’s expansive pianism is well-matched by Dizack’s alert, …