| Room of Mirrors | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Kekko Fornarelli Kube |
| Cover: | Room of mirrors.jpg |
| Released: | April 15, 2011 |
| Recorded: | May 11–14, 2010 |
| Studio: | Sorriso Studios, Bari, Italy[1] |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Auand AU3002 |
| Prev Title: | A French Man in New York |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Outrush |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Room of Mirrors is the third album by Italian jazz musician and composer, Kekko Fornarelli, featuring his 'Kube' trio.[2] It was released in 2011 by Auand records and was acknowledged by Fornarelli as a tribute to the late Swedish musician, Esbjörn Svensson.[3]
Room of Mirrors was generally well received by critics upon release, with most reviews acknowledging Fornarelli's debt to Esbjörn Svensson while also noting Fornarelli's unique contribution to the evolution of the modern jazz piano trio.
Reviewing Kekko Fornarelli Kube during the promotion of Room of Mirrors, The Guardian jazz critic, John Fordham, highlighted Fornarelli's uniqueness, writing that "this classy threesome ha[ve] very different stories to tell" from that of The Bad Plus or "the guileful storytelling and impressionism of the late Esbjörn Svensson". Fornarelli's zeal for incorporating gospel and latin elements in his playing was also noted as a distinct point of difference from Svensson, demonstrating Fornarelli's descendence from the American jazz tradition.