Hendrik Meurkens is one of our favorite jazz harmonica players, so we were delighted when we got this message from him:

My new CD JUNITY, an album very different from the previous Brazilian-tinged releases, has been out for a couple of months and received great reviews and very strong airplay. JUNITY is a duo-project with the Russian-born, New York-based pianist, composer and arranger Misha Tsiganov.

The album features two settings – duo (harmonica/piano) and quartet (plus bass & drums, played by Oleg Osenkov and Willard Dyson). Arranged by Misha, the repertoire includes two Beatles songs, a Monk tune, some originals, a Jobim tune, an Etude by Scriabin, and more. The music is best described as Modern Chamber Music, and here the lyrical side of the harmonica comes to full shine. But we also feature some up-tempo tunes, most notably Misha’s arrangement of Pent-up House.

Hey! We’re in. Look for the album on iTunes and CD Baby.

Here’s a video to keep you busy while you’re checking out the stores.