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Text Box: State of the Union   On his new collection of jazz songs, State of the Union (Fresh Sound New Talent), Carlberg revisits some of the poets from "In the Land of Art" but as part of a grander program that also takes in the terrible absurdities of the current national moment. That his music can transport such weight on the same wings that convey the metaphysical spirit of other texts is testament to solid instincts, to his continual discovery of how to hear the whole world through his art. Jason Weiss Shuffle Boil- a magazine for poets and musicians       Text Box: "Frank Carlberg sculpts Monk and other jazz standards by brilliantly spacing the musical materials, which make him one of the truest interpreters of the repertoire today. To begin with, he swings incessantly with precision, stubbornness and power. He reflects on each note, implies the obvious, emphasizes the surprises." Philip Meziat, Jazz Magazine......