“My compositions are almost like a song,” says Danish guitarist Jakob Bro. “But within the frame I set up with a melody, a lot of things can happen. New layers of music are constantly added to the vocabulary, and when you play, you unconsciously get to a new place.” Bro is an alumnus of two important “schools” of improvised music, Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop Band and the Tomasz Stanko Quintet. Beginning with Daydreamer in 2003, his fourteen albums as a leader to date have featured such exceptional collaborators as Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Kenny Wheeler, Paul Bley, Craig Taborn, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. The guitar­ist’s musical methodology was in full effect during his previous engagement at Jazz Standard – and live recordings from that memorable appearance will now comprise his next CD on the fabled ECM label. Jakob Bro – guitar Thomas Morgan – acoustic bass Joey Baron – drums