Just Roll With It

From the clean, rapid-fire soloing of the opening track, to the edgy guitar sounds of Sideways, guitarist Corey Christiansen exploits the nuances of the instrument, while showcasing an expansive compositional palette on Roll With It, his third recording as a leader. Christiansen explores a set of originals firmly planted in the soul-jazz tradition yet with a modern improvisational group aesthetic. Featuring NY-based organist Pat Bianchi, Seattle drummer Matt Jorgensen, and tenor saxophonist David Halliday.

“Back in the early 2000’s I was given the OK to start a new blues album for Stony Plain. Somehow after recording nine hot blues tracks, I got another album concept so we started another album session. I said we’d get back to the blues album soon after finishing the new project. As things sometimes go, we got busy with gigging, touring and life. That early blues album we cut kept getting put aside and we kept coming up with new album concepts within months of release of the last one.

“Back in the early 2000’s I was given the OK to start a new blues album for Stony Plain. Somehow after recording nine hot blues tracks, I got another album concept so we started another album session. I said we’d get back to the blues album soon after finishing the new project. As things sometimes go, we got busy with gigging, touring and life. That early blues album we cut kept getting put aside and we kept coming up with new album concepts within months of release of the last one.