Pianist and composer Daan Herweg delights on this tight ten-track set that fuses jazz tradition, touches of classical piano and a forward-looking approach.

Herweg, a prolific figure on the Dutch and European jazz scenes as well aa a teacher at the ArtEZ Conservatorium of Zwolle, brings together a core line-up for this record of Jeroen Batterink on drums, Lorenzo Buffa on bass and Matthias van den Brande on saxophone.

Opener ‘Cloud Cathedrals’ sets the tone for the record perfectly, with Herweg’s expansive, contemporary, lyrical piano style complemented by the combination of van den Brande’s sax and the trumpet work of featured player Suzan Veneman. The brass lines provide a beautiful, languid quality to the piece as Herweg extemporises and demonstrates the deftness and versatility of his playing.

In Search of the Lost Chord is an apt name for an album that, while clearly rooted in the jazz tradition of the last 50 years, taking cues from Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans and others, while also striving, searching and pushing things forward.