Jazz Gems speaks to the universal language of Jazz. Stix Hooper’s electric and eclectic career, experience and musicianship sets the pace and is the driving force of this recording, a masterpiece of Jazz. Hooper, along with international artists, Russian-born pianist, Andrei Kitaev and Cuban-born, Al Criado, on bass, presents an outstanding creative session of mostly first takes and intimate “conversations” among three minds from three different cultures. The result is superb modern music encompassing jazz, blues, funk, straight-ahead swing; an example of what the international medium of jazz is all about. Recorded in Vienna, Austria. Please exclude illegal characters from your Album Description