Starting out six years ago exploring the classic hard-bop jazz sextet repertoire trombonist Amemiya's group evolved to one with a unified distinctive dynamic voice. All firmly rooted in Seattle's rich mainstream jazz scene trumpeter Jay Thomas saxophonist Travis Ranney pianist John Hansen bassist Jon Hamar and drummer Steve Korn bring a performing and compositional aesthetic that reflects their musical environs adding to a cohesive group sound. Recorded in concert in the Shadow captures the dynamics intimacy and impromptu character that can only be found from a live performance.