The little big band of Focus Year Band 2021 consists of Yakiv Tsvietinsky/Sebastian Greschuk on brass, Joshua Schofield/Gianni Gaglirardi/sax, Lorenzo Vitolo/p, Ethan Cohn/b, Aron Talas/dr-key-perc and Tatiana Nova singing with and without lyrics. Jorge Rossy adds some vibes to the funky “Mean Streets” which also includes some nice tenor work by Greschuk. His breathy tenor teams with Nova’s soft lyrics in the gentle “Bound To You” while she is more upbeat on her message on the panoramic “Joy”. Vitolo creates dark moods for Nova’s eerie screeches on “The Nordic Shuffle” while she’s operatic on the moody and rapid “Crash Landing”. Sepia tones.