With their newest recording Of Mystery And Beauty alto saxophonist Karolina Strassmayer and drummer Drori Mondlak continue their creative collaboration that began in New York City in 2000. In their seventh recording together their vision has crystallized into an original and deeply personal sound. Strassmayer and Mondlak consider this collection of original compositions and solo improvisations to be their most powerful recording to date. “Beauty means different things to different people. But there is a universal truth about it, regardless of taste and aesthetic; beauty has the power to move the heart,” says Strassmayer. “I feel that it is my responsibility as an artist to search for those little melodic twists and harmonic turns that make my heart leap - in the hopes that they will touch the heart of another.” Internationally renowned jazz journalist Hrayr Attarian writes in his review. “Simultaneously unconventional and accessible Of ...