For us he was a friend, uncle and inspiration. The Unterbiberger Hofmusik would not exist without him. Together with us he was one of the pioneers of the "Neue Bayerische Volksmusik" With this album we want to commemorate Claudio and to keep his memory alive - and give all jazz fans the opportunity to enjoy his most beautiful solos again and again. Jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player Claudio Roditi was one of the jazz stars who, with his inimitable tone, but also as a person with an incomparably big heart, had an impact on musicians and his fellow human beings worldwide. As his wife Kristen Park writes: "So how will we manage without him? I would say that one hundred percent of Claudio Roditi is in every piece of his music. Put on a CD, lay back and listen ? he’s there, his beautiful spirit is right there, and it’s bound to make you smile at some point."