Christian McBride, Christian Sands and Ulysses Owens Jr. have been honing their trio to a fine point of expressive depth and nuance with high profile performances around the world.

‘The real core foundation is hardcore swingin’, blues and the American songbook’ says McBride. ‘Part of that is because Christian [Sands] is so well-rounded and willing to go to so many places, that I can’t help but want to swing hard with him and Ulysses.’