Convention, custom, tradition… It all exists as the criterion to reinvent and exceed. That’s basically what Spherical Agenda is out to do on their debut full-length album Arcane Wisdom. A jazz-rock fusion outfit out of Cincinnati, Ohio, the band is inspired a lot by many of today’s cutting edge fusion acts, but they also show great recognition for the power and energy of classic jazz fusion groups from the 1970s like The Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Return To Forever. With Arcane Wisdom due out on November 19th, the band has dropped the album’s first single “Guts,” an emphatic, musical statement of where they stand musically, and the lofty heights they’re capable of reaching. The song forms a bridge between and the past and present of jazz fusion, with each band ...