hey all,

yes.. we're back in the studio for new tracks ... for our next album. after the preparation of our summer-festival tour we again have some days in the studio. and what a fascinating start into the next album we had. the ethiopian jazz legend mulatu astatke came by for recording 2 tracks with us. as one of the tracks was my very first try to compose a jazz song in the ethiopian mode i was happy as a child, when mr. astatke complimented me for that composition. he could feel the ethiopian soul, he said,  and after he continuously praised the composition during the recordings, he gave me a handwritten note sheet with different ethiopian modes/scales from different areas of his home country. what a great and inspiring experience.
ameseginalew! thank you mulatu!
peace all, stefan leisering (1/6 of the j-nova crew).