Takuya Kuroda: Everyday (LP)

The eighth studio album by the Kobe-born, Brooklyn-based trumpeter Takuya Kuroda is impressive proof of his dedication and skill. "Everyday" delves deeper into the hip-hop and neo-soul elements of his earlier works. Kuroda's playing is confident and unadulterated - whether on the horn, synthesizer or Rhodes - he dances virtuosically between the infectious rhythms of his own creations. Following releases on Blue Note and Concord and appearances with DJ Premier's Badder Band, Jose James and Akoya Afrobeat, "Everyday" is a triumph of genre-bending modern jazz.