Melodic beauty and roaring intensity – Vesper, the new release of expEAR Three Swedish jazz musicians who have played together for decades intentionally leave room for extra members in their group expEAR. The main purpose of this project is to explore the potential openness of contemporary jazz and improvised music and move beyond genre delimitations. Finding musicians and artists who have a long and particular experience of developing a unique voice in music is part of the quest: who could be better suited to fulfill this role than the phenomenal American bassist Drew Gress? In nine compositions by Gress, Olin and Frisk, the four musicians play with unconditional sensibility, seeking the soft poetry of Cradle Song as well as the roaring intensity of Zaftig. Blue to Pink allows for melodic beauty and Vesper hard swing, while Removal by Suction shows dark and secret undertones. The dynamic mix between Nilsson's powerful drumming and Gress' solid bass lays down a rhythmic foundation for Olin's harmonic complexity and Frisk's tenor saxophone. Facts: - expEAR is Henrik Frisk (sax), Maggi Olin (pi) and Peter Nilsson (dr) - Vesper was recorded in December 2015 following a tour in Sweden. - The CD is released on the Swedish label Kopasetic Productions