"Live" At The Village Vanguard Gondwana Records Aria reflects Tineke's personal musical

Aria reflects Tineke's personal musical journey since the release of her "Freya" album in February 2020

As he explained at the time

Lovano and Motian had been intimate colleagues for many years with their most notable collaboration being the groundbreaking trio featuring Bill Frisell – the lineup released three albums on ECM

Hooker remains a phenomenon

This album illustrates the breadth and vision that make Empirical such a potent creative force and underlines that longevity in the challenging world of top-tier contemporary jazz is no fluke

"Live" At The Village Vanguard Gondwana Records Aria reflects Tineke's personal musicalRecorded at one of Inside Straights annual December sessions at the Village Vanguard in 2014. "McBride has heightened fun into an artform" Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz