Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2010

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Erik Jacobs for NPR

Erik Jacobs for NPR

Guitarist Rez Abbasi has spent plenty of time immersing himself in South Asian music; he also has plenty of full-on jazz chops. In his own music as a bandleader, he treads in the wide space between one and the other. Abbasi's set at the CareFusion Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I., features his latest band, a group that features his acoustic guitar paired with vibraphone, bass and drums.

Personnel

• Rez Abbasi, acoustic guitar
• Bill Ware, vibraphone
• Stephan Crump, bass
• Eric McPherson, drums

Set List

• "Punjab" (Joe Henderson)
• "Pakistani Minor"
• "Personal Mountains" (Keith Jarrett)
• "Up On The Hill"
• "Blu Vindaloo"
• "Lament" (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)