The Visit brings together a stellar and eclectic collection of the Bay area's finest jazzers for far-ranging aural expeditions - from Oregon-like world fusion jazz with reed player Paul McCandless to taut cosmopolitan funk with violinist Darol Anger and tabla master Zakir Hussain. Jazz pianist Jack Perla's genius is composition. With broad swaths of color detailed by many fine strokes, he crafts pieces of glittering beauty, melodies that sneak into a listener's consciousness and deeply insinuate themselves with each iteration or variation.
Rob Pratt, Metro Santa Cruz