John Scofield and Pat Metheny consider him the best of the new breed of guitarists; Montrealers glimpsed Kurt Rosenwinkel’s immense talent at the 2004 Festival. Already considered the future of jazz guitar, Rosenwinkel has created a sound utterly his own – much in evidence on Deep Song, his fourth album for Verve, featuring Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman. It’s a sound as refined as it is accessible, seducing the jazzophile and the casual fan alike. This year, the guitarist weaves his magic with Mark Turner on saxophone, Aaron Parks on piano, Joe Martin on double bass and Obed Calvaire on drums.