Proof of Life

Possess a chemistry of the most perspicacious and unpretentious variety. The music is enticing and ethereal- with Winfield's articulate vocabulary and unique vision for his instrument clearly in evidence, singing high above the palatial proffering of fellow messengers, Stavi and Sirkis This is supreme melodic "avant jazz", where any lines separating music and art vanish, as three extraordinary oracles bare their souls, follow their instincts and squeeze out every ounce of emotion and grandeur from the album's nine glistening tracks. Throughout "Proof of Light" the listener is enveloped and transported, soaring along with the music as it seeks out new, previously-untrodden sonic destinations. Mark Winfield has crafted an exquisite masterwork: majestic, and in many ways reminiscent of ECM's golden years! It is an album of exceeding faculty whose strength lies in the bold, pioneering approach of it's participants and their unwavering trust in their own individual and corporate intuitions. This is gloriously sensitive, nuanced trio work, with a preeminent level of musical communication that borders on the telepathic.