These five musicians with wide backgrounds came together around Lazarevitch compositions to share in a musical adventure and try to combine modernism, elegance and charm. Totally freed from his early influences (Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Keith Jarrett…), Lazarevitch has assembled an album that is totally contemporary. A feeling for architecture can be felt, in the way improvisation is integrated into form. The compositions clearly reflect the musicians who play them, an aspect the American recognise as European.
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