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Live from Jazz at the Bistro - The young jazz veteran trumpeter Sean Jones believes passionately in championing the creative arc of artists who are committed to their life journey. I think the progression of the art form [jazz] comes with people being allowed to be themselves in their rawest form with no compromise, he has noted and added, My body of work is going to show a progression of who Sean Jones is in the most honest form. While he spoke these words a few years ago, they serve as a vivid manifesto for his new Mack Avenue Records album, Live from Jazz at the Bistro, his eighth for the label and arguably the most dynamic, playful and loose-limbed excursion of his career. Indeed, the 38-year-old Jones brings to the sessions a stalwart poise, the fire of ecstasy and a whimsy in motion. In a nutshell, I've been wanting to do a live album for a while, he says. I wanted to capture the band's energy live and record what it's like to go to one of my gigs. Granted, recording in a studio creates a polished sound where the music is all tied up. But this album, it's real raw.