Everything about this recording is elegant – the program, the performances, the liner notes, the jacket ~ Patricia Abbot, anacrusis, Fall 2004

George Lewis compositions showcase everything from swing to avant-garde jazz and postmodern classical music.

Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble's most varied and sophisticated recording to date combining the group’s signature taiko drumming with such traditional instruments as the shamisen (three-stringedlute), shakuhachi (vertically blown bamboo flute), shinobue (transverse folk flute) and vocals.