New York-based saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff has earned a reputation for moving fluidly between jazz and classical worlds through stirring yet intricately cerebral compositions. Pivotal Arc is the culmination of multiple diverse strands of Nachoff’s work. The album partners a Violin Concerto (performed by Nathalie Bonin) with a String Quartet originally commissioned by Quebec’s Molinari String Quartet, and rounded off by mixed ensemble piece ‘Pivotal Arc’. These are the latest additions to a growing catalogue of compositions for a variety of diverse ensembles.

A state of constant unpredictability is captured in Nachoff’s group Flux, featuring saxophonist David Binney, keyboardist Matt Mitchell, and drummers Kenny Wollesen and Nate Wood. The band has earned critical acclaim during performances throughout Canada and the US; their JUNO-nominated second release Path of Totality thrives in the spaces between genres, and garnered numerous year-end best-of lists including DownBeat and Bandcamp.