"Hotly tipped as next in line to a trail that runs from Herbie Hancock through Robert Glasper, as innovators who have taken the essence of jazz piano into a world of electronica and hip hop, Kris Bowers makes music rooted in history, but fired by his own generation.

Winner of the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, sideman with Marcus Miller, Q-Tip and Aretha Franklin, his debut CD "Heroes + Misfits" is a deeply personal response to the energy and attitude of his contemporaries."

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