After a six-year hiatus, Jan Garbarek releases his new work, "In Praise of Dreams," a collaboration with two musicians with whom he shares a past: Kim Kashkashian, the American-Armenian violist, and Manu Katché, the drummer with African-French roots. Although the trio brings diverse stylistic influences to the table, the music unfolds with a clear focus within Garbarek's established musical framework. True to its title, the album evokes a cinematic atmosphere, corresponding to the dreamlike imagery of consciousness—if one chooses to view these as cinematic experiences.
