A piano/trombone/drums trio frm Germany, for this project known collectively as Lacy Pool, playing as they are works by the great saxophonist Steve Lacy. At every step, Lacy Pool finds new expressive possibilities in Lacy's innate, albeit curiously tailored, logic. Their personalities replace Lacy's and change the way we hear this music, which is as it should be. The song may have inspired the players, but the players have become the song.

Froy Aagre's 'Nordic Jazz' tells of an expectant calm, sharpened perception and distances which give space to breathe. Her Cycle of Silence sounds calm and dreamlike. Her warm saxophone sound and seductive lyricism captivate the listener and fuse naturally with the other members of her wonderful rhythmic group.

Johnny Adams was one of the greatest singers to emerge from the classic rhythm and blues era, with a honeyed voice that could deliver a tender ballad as convincingly as a soul-testifying shout. This collection explores Johnny's jazz side.

26 year old trumpeter Christian Scott is one of the most exciting musicians on the US jazz scene today. Produced by the legendary Rudy Van Gelder, this album - 'Yesterday You Said Tomorrow' contains nods to the past and Christian's heroes of the 1960s (from Miles Davis to Jimi Hendrix, and all points inbetween), while remaining entirely contemporary in its outlook.

Since entering the music scene in the late 90ies Nils Petter Molvaer has been one of the innovators of European jazz melting jazz influences with electronic, ambient and house, and creating unique and dramatic soundscapes of deep intensity - one of the reasons why he has also been very much sought after to compose for film, movies and advertising.