The summer of 2018 saw the meeting of four jazz musicians at an academy in Estonia: Diego Melgar (Peru), Juho Valjakka (Finland), Timo Wild (Switzerland) and Jasper de Roeck (Belgium) came together to record this body of work at the University of Miami's Weeks Music Studio. ECM meets Grant Green.
credits
released August 26, 2019
Diego Melgar - Guitar
Juho Valjakka - Piano
Timo Wild - Drums
Jasper de Roeck - Bass
Justine Garcia - Vocals
Engineered by Aaron Mutchler at Weeks Music Studio
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