Andy Milne and Dapp Theory have a new Jimmy Haslip-produced album out called Forward In All Directions to be released next month. Milne, best known for his tenure in Five Elements when MBASE was brand new in the 1990s, has led the well regarded Dapp Theory for 15 years and this is their third album following on from Y'All Just Don't Know (Concord, 2003), and Layers Of Chance (ObliqSound, 2008). Now signed to London label Whirlwind Recordings, Ben Monder, Jean Baylor, and Gretchen Parlato guest on this latest album out on 8 September joining the Ontario-born Milne, poet John Moon, saxophonist Aaron Kruziki, bassist Chris Tordini, and drummer Kenny Grohowski.