The most well informed aficionados of NYC"s jazz avant garde speak of pianist John Blum with reverential respect, yet his discography is shockingly small for someone with a three decade career: five albums as a leader, four as a sideman. Blum looks more like an athlete than a musician, but then, the way he plays piano is athletic and requires a lot of muscle and stamina. The power of the concert performance on this album (performed collaboratively with video) is a revelation.[info sheet from distr.]