Although Zigzagger is already his fifth album, the Japanese trumpet player Takuya Kuroda only really became known for his work for . He has also been playing in the New York afrobeat band for more than ten years . He was also strongly influenced by the work of artists such as and . He zigzags back and forth between all these influences, resulting in an eclectic mix of jazz, soul, hip-hop, afrobeat
… and electronics. In practice, this boils down to subtly swinging jazz funk with a constant cheerful note from the trumpet. Here and there accompanied by traditional afrobeat, sometimes from a clear hip-hop background. Zigzagger closes with a beautiful version of s Think Twice. Kuroda is assisted in this by the New York afrobeat group who makes it sound as if it years ago in Nigeria. (AD)more
