Since 2017, the two virtuoso improvisers and unmistak-able stylists Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey have been celebrating music as a duo. A classic duo that releases ener-gy, pulsating vividly while simultaneously withdrawing into intimacy. A celebration of successful interplay, burning for the moment.

Brink is a fascinating example of jazz as the art of dialogue. In a profound and telepathic way, Laubrock and Rainey understand each other and speak to each oth-er through the music. “We listeners will often find ourselves breathing as Ingrid and Tom breathe, as they cherish space along with vivid instrumental ideas”, writes Nels Cline in the liner notes and adds: “The duo of Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey has been its own beautiful story as this golden cou-ple has coalesced to create music that, while evincing the natural breaths of humble human existence, also possesses magic.

PERSONNEL:

Ingrid Laubrock - (soprano and tenor saxophones)
Tom Rainey - (drums)

Recorded April 7, 2024, at Brooklyn Recording, New York