On "Currents," Cuban pianist Manuel Vera's sound is fresh, inviting and evocative, and his musical ideas bring a vitality and newness to the idioms of jazz and Latin jazz. Joining Valera on this date is bassist James Genus and drummer Ernesto Simpson. "Currents" features five original compositions as well as a number of standards by the likes of Monk, Gershwin and Berlin.

"He leaves no doubt that he's destined to play a role in the future of jazz."
Billboard Magazine