Roberto Perera merges a classic instrument, the folk harp, with contemporary sounds on his new Heads Up release, In the Mood. In Perera's capable hands, the Paraguayan instrument becomes the vehicle for an irresistible array of jazz, pop, Latin, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms combined with arousing syncopation, uniting all of the Americas in a style born of his unique musical vision. The top contemporary jazz lineup on In the Mood includes guitarists Peter White, Marc Antoine, keyboardist/producer/arranger Tim Redfield, guitarist Richard Smith, and trumpeter/fl++gelhornist Tony Gu...