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“The group’s output lands on either side of the chamberlike feel of his early trio: complex, slaloming pieces that provide a hothouse environment for charged improvisation on one hand, and atmospheric works that privilege color and mood on the other. Whether Grdina is playing guitar or oud, everything makes sense together." – Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader Juno award-winning guitarist/oud player Gordon Grdina “continues to passionately explore the depths of jazz improvisation, cross-cultural fusions and the fun that comes with cutting loose” (Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun). Following Inroads (2017), this second release by his wildly eclectic NY jazz-rock quartet again combines intricate, through-composed counterpoint with the ebb and flow of dynamic yet focused improvisation. As inspiration Grdina namechecks Bartok and Webern, Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley and Tim Berne, as well as Soundgarden for its energy and logical construction of ideas. His bandmates have decades of experience with avant jazz and beyond. Oscar Noriega is a member of Berne’s Snakeoil and co-leads Endangered Blood with Chris Speed, Jim Black and Trevor Dunn. Russ Lossing performed with Paul Motian for 12 years and has released numerous recordings of his own music, from solo piano to quartets. Satoshi Takeishi has performed with everyone from Rabih Abu-Khalil to the Bogota Symphony Orchestra, striving for “connection beyond genre and contrasting elements, in quest for the essence.”