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"Carvin can bop, kick, punch, and push as well as anybody, but his abilities go well beyond that. He serves the music, not himself. Note the completely selfless Carvin during the wonderfully casual ‘You Go To My Head.’ The light ‘chick’ of the hi-hat and the occasional brush remark are all that's required, so that's all that he gives. It's that marriage of technique and musical discernment that help to mark Carvin as a true master of this art." - Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz "An all-standards set too often becomes a safe bet aimed at complacent listeners. But 70-year-old Carvin fell in love with jazz when he first heard these songs over half a century ago. Recalling that initial feeling, he and his quartet recreate the spark the young drummer heard." - Mike Shanley, JazzTimes Having played with the likes of Freddie Hubbart, B.B. King, McCoy Tyner and Dizzy Gillespie, to name a few, veteran drummer Michael Carvin's contributions to the jazz language are legendary. Flash Forward sees Carvin revisiting nine standards, giving each a fresh rhythmic approach. Quartet members Yayoi Ikawa, Jansen Cinco and Keith Loftis rise to the challenge of matching Carvin in technique and musical discernment, making for a brilliant release from this multi-generational ensemble.