This is a suite of beautifully expressive contemporary moods from a pianist equally at ease with a delicate formal classical approach and subtly swinging jazz themes. Itís a captivating musical odyssey tinged with a bittersweet melancholy.

I urge you to join Stephen J. Wood on his journey into the Hinterland and immerse yourself in a compelling blend of classical lyricism with boppish jazz influences. An immaculate pianist, who is, in his own words, "exploring the third stream".