In 2013, the OWL Trio, a group formed from the decade-long musical relationship between bassist Orlando le Fleming, guitarist Lage Lund and saxophonist Will Vinson, released its eponymous debut on Losen Records, to instant critical acclaim. It's not often these days that a group is able to create an unmistakable sound all their own, but the OWL Trio's variety of chamber-jazz, informed by a love of timbre, an audiophile sensibility, and deep musical interaction, is just that.

While the first record focused on an exploration of the outer reaches of the American Songbook, Arts and Letters turns to (to a varying degree) lesser-known compositions by giants of modern jazz, including Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane and Jim Hall, and Brazilian legend Guinga, flanked by two special free improvisations, the likes of which the group has become known for.

Recorded at the famed Academy of Arts and Letters in New York, the extraordinary acoustic of the space becomes an equal part of the band sound, producing nothing short of a sonic feast.