Fusion heads gather round... one of the major statements of the year is on the way from Jeff Beck guitarist Nicolas Meier with his new album Infinity on which he is joined by Yellowjackets star bassist Jimmy Haslip and drum icon Vinnie Colaiuta.

There’s so much going on here, Turkish flavours, open loping free play between the three, hints of flamenco and heavy groove, alternating between tenderness (say on ‘Yemin’) and all out power.

But crucially Meier’s amazing virtuosity is channelled for the right reasons, rather than rocket science improvising for the sake of it, the subtleties and piquant flavours he can bring to the table are all here in abundance backed by incredible rhythm interplay from Colaiuta and Haslip that he simply thrives on.

The album is released by the Favored Nations label. LINK: here