Since 2017, the two virtuoso improvisers and unmistakable stylists Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey have been celebrating music as a duo. A classic duo that releases energy, pulsating vividly while simultaneously withdrawing into intimacy. A celebration of successful interplay, burning for the moment. Brink is a fascinating example of jazz as the art of dialogue. In a profound and telepathic way, Laubrock and Rainey understand each other and speak to each other through the music. "We listeners will often find ourselves breathing as Ingrid and Tom breathe, as they cherish space along with vivid instrumental ideas", writes Nels Cline in the liner notes and adds: “The duo of Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey has been its own beautiful story as this golden couple has coalesced to create music that, while evincing the natural breaths of humble human existence, also possesses magic.”

Graphic design: Stephen Byram
Liner notes: Nels Cline
Photos: Jessica Hallock
Booklet design: Fiona Ryan

Compositions 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 by Ingrid Laubrock (PRS/MCPS) 3, 4, 7, 10, 11 by Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey (BMI). Recorded April 7, 2024, by Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording, New York. Mixed May 8, 2024 by Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording, New York. Mastered by Weasel Walter in May 2024. Graphic design: Stephen Byram. Liner notes: Nels Cline. Photos: Jessica Hallock. Booklet design: Fiona Ryan. Produced by Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey and Intakt Records. Published by Intakt Records.