Trumpeter Steven Bernstein contrasts a spare jazz trio with bold electronic reinvention on his 2026 double album. The first half (ResoNation Trio) finds the longtime Sex Mob leader in ruminative exploration alongside bassist Scott Colley and drummer Nasheet Waits. Together, they strike a painterly expressionism with songs that often feel more like sketches based on a mood, like little improvised vignettes. Some cuts, like “August 3,” are more ruminative, with Bernstein’s lyrical melody shadowed in skittering, woody bass and drum colors. Others, like “Woodstock,” play like a funky, improvised jam. While the trio’s spare approach is a far cry from the rambunctious party atmosphere of Bernstein’s work with Sex Mob, they nonetheless pull you closer within their…

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