AFINIDAD: DAVID BINNEY, EDWARD SIMON, SCOTT COLLEY, ANTONIO SANCHEZ

David Binney was voted number one in the category Rising Star Alto Saxophone in recent Downbeat Readers and Critics Polls. With pianist Edward Simon and the strong rhythm section of Scott Colley and Antonio Sanchez he forms Afinidad, a band that balances between contemporary jazz and Latin. ‘Binney… is a strikingly original composer/leader/conceptualist’ (Downbeat). ‘Mr. Simon’s touch, light and warm, allows for his music to drift calmly, taking its time to where it has to go’ (NY Times).