View From Afar finds bassist Larry Steen creaing his music, unlike most jazz artists, by fusing the authentic rhythms and textures of various world cultures with the complex chordal harmony prevalent in jazz and classical music. Steen remarks, "What I'm trying to do in my music is mix Near Eastern, Balkan, West African, Celtic, Carribean and Brazilian music concepts with a deep harmonic sense not usually associated with music from these regions." The result is a rich melange of "world jazz" that is ethnically authentic yet interpreted and composed in an entirely new way. In creating View From Afar, Steen enlisted not only the talents of jazz luminaries Ernie Watts, Robben Ford and Russell Ferrante (of the Yellowjackets), but of notable "world" musicians as well who originate from Russia, Greece, Armenia, Israel, Lebanon, Brazil and Venezuela. View From Afar - instrumental colors, exotic rhythms and time signatures - as well as high musicianship. Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Jazz/World), total running time, 65:02 - Larry Steen World Jazz Ensem. @ iTunes!