A New Day ESP-Disk The album is not only

The album is not only a continuation of the leader’s work but also records Florian’s evolution on the label

artists such as Portico Quartet and Mammal Hands have developed imaginative improvisations that are as likely to include handpans and synths as saxophone or piano

compositions by Joe and Jakob appear alongside a collective improvisation and Motian’s own “Drum Music”

improvisational skills of leader Vitouš and John Surman

A New Day ESP-Disk The album is not onlyRekindling the familiarly flowing interplay with fellow travellers Thomas Morgan and Joo Lobo the trios musical partnership goes back over a decade at this point , on A New Day Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi moreover expands the groups instrumental grasp with the introduction of American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, who makes his ECM debut here. Not only is the ensemble scope widened; with Brandon Lewis in tow, new dialects and fresh perspectives