ALINA BZHEZHINSKA & TONY KOFI "ALTERA VITA" (UA/UK)

"Altera Vita ist wie ein langer ruhiger Fluss, auf dem man dahingleitet. Musik, abgekoppelt von Raum und Zeit, so wie "Spiritual Jazz" klingen muss. Alina Bzhezhinska und Tony Kofi ist ein Meisterwerk gelungen, nicht mehr und nicht weniger.
_{(Carsten Wehrhoff, radioeins)}

"Was sie zusammen erschaffen, ist in der Tat die gelungene, zeitgemäße Fortsetzung des Spiritual-Jazz-Erbes. Altera Vita ist im besten Sinne Fusionsound, in einer Zeit von Zersplitterung und Abgrenzung: Westafrikanischen, afrobritische und osteuropäischen Akzente, welche die beiden in den Jazz tragen, bezaubern."
_(taz)

"Three rings on a singing bowl, and Altera Vita unfurls slowly, languorously, into being, a sonic lotus flower in a spiritual jazz garden planted by the likes of Pharoah Sanders and Alice and John Coltrane. (...) Astral travelling indeed."
_{(Jane Cornwell, Jazzwise)}

"It's a fantastic work, one that does the memory of those legends proud and expands on the tradition of jazz spirituality. Altera Vita is a powerful, moving, take-your-breath-away masterpiece."
_{(Frank Alkyer, Downbeat Magazine)}

"Encapsulating the interplay of West African and Eastern European sonic traditions, notably expressed through jazz, Tony Kofi and Alina Bzhezhinska become symbols of our shared human fabric - a powerful reminder that _{our commonalities vastly overshadow our differences."
(Isabel Marquez, Jazz in Europe)}

"Alina Bzhezhinska... a modern-day supremo... among the best contemporary harpists..."
_{(Evening Standard)}

"Bzhezhinska shares with Alice (Coltrane) a mastery of the jazz harp."
_{(The Times)}

"Altera Vita's engrossing ambiance, beautiful pieces and spirited performances make this a record I can gladly lose myself in again and again."
_{(Joshua Lee, Presto Music)}

"This incredibly beautiful album is a tribute to all that have gone before us and a brilliant way to mark Tony's 60th year on the planet! All jazz fans need this, it's the essence... now breathe!"
(Gerry Hectic, You and the Music)

• Alina Bzhezhinska – harp
• Tony Kofi – sax