That these three musicians came together can only be described as a case of cosmic happenstance: On double bass we have Anders Jormin from Sweden, who is one of the most important bassists on the European jazz scene, with eight albums under his belt as bandleader of ECM, and an artistic CV jam-packed with tours and recordings with legends such as Elvin Jones, John Taylor, Albert Mangelsdorff, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz and Kenny Wheeler. Berlin-based Arne Jansen, on guitar, has two “ECHO Jazz” awards to his name and has played with the Orchestra Baobab from Senegal as well as David Helbock, Sebastian Studnitzky and Jazzanova, and recently saw his duo recording with Nils Wülker climb to number 15 in the German pop charts. Saxophonist Uwe Steinmetz, who also lives in Berlin, has made a name for himself composing music for the NDR Big Band and the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, in addition to collaborating with the likes of Joe Maneri and Tord Gustavsen.