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With the exception of saxophonist Jan Garbarek , fellow Norwegian Arild Andersen —who has a considerably smaller discography as a leader—has created some of the ECM label's most stylistically diverse music since the early 1970s. From exploring the nexus of traditional folk music and improvisation on Sagn to the fusion-centric Molde Concert, the spontaneous composition of Karta and the Nordic Cool-meets-string quartet of Hyperborean, Andersen has explored a host of different angles from which to approach his personal jazz-centricity. ~ AllAboutJazz

Lebowski 2019 is marked by the release of a new studio album, "Galactica". Long 8 years after sublime studio album “Cinematic”. The album contains 9 compositions and is a continuation of the previously chosen musical idea. A rich arrangement full of melodies and musical expressions is a characteristic feature of this music. The recording of the album began 5 years ago. For the recording of this album the quartet invited, among others, the legend of world jazz, the outstanding German trumpeter - Markus Stockhausen who also collaborated with Lebowski on their 2013 single release, "Goodbye My Joy" which spent 17 weeks in the Hit List of the Polish radio station Radiowa Trójka.

In his second ECM appearance (following a critically-acclaimed duo recording with Markus Stockhausen) pianist Florian Weber leads a strong cast through a programme of his compositions and sketches. Whether paying tribute to mentor Lee Konitz on “Honestlee”, impressionistically conveying the glittering “Melody of a Waterfall” or generating impactful drama out of fragments of sound on “Butterfly Effect”, Weber continually draws fresh responses from his players. “I wanted this project to be as open as possible”, he says. “It’s the idea of exploration that is important here, and the differences between the players.” The strong, grounded bass of Linda May Han Oh contrasts strikingly with Nasheet Waits’s fleet, fluid drumming, setting up new contexts for Ralph Alessi’s elegantly inventive trumpet and the leader’s highly creative piano playing. Lucent Waters was recorded at Studios La Buissonne.