The group Snarky Puppy by the brilliant Michael Bassiten League has also long been my favorite bands. The merger difference light of musical styles and especially the virtuoso playing of the musicians from the "collective" Snarky Puppy has no equal. With Sylva Michael Leage dares approached a very special project: Cooperation with a symphony orchestra. The Dutch Metropole Orchestra is a legendary orchestra has worked with many jazz greats. Last with Gregory Porter. I have dealt me several days with the album and I can say that the present here concoction explodes any Dimmensionen. It follows on from works like Zappa's Yellow Shark, but has the fusion of orchestral and jazz combo transmitted in the 21st century. Titles like "The Curtain" or "Gretel" lead the listener through sound worlds that are so fantastic that you feel to jump right into a futuristic fairy tale ... For me Sylva is an indispensable work for any musician or music lovers. This is the future of jazz ...