Jeong Lim Yang new album, Synchronicity, her second as a leader (not counting collective recordings and singer/songwriter material as Miss Ambivalent), navigates the indefinable human connections at the heart of this music — by way of her intercommunication with jazz greats in violist Mat Maneri, pianist Jacob Sacks, and drummer Randy Peterson.

In fact, Yang has counted Maneri, Sacks, and Peterson among her heroes far before they stepped into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Studio to cut Synchronicity. “I’ve been dreaming of playing with them for many years — since I moved to New York in 2011,” she says. “I would always go see them play, then come back home — not even say hi,” Yang goes on to admit. “Little by little, I got to know them in other settings.” These included recording sessions, where Yang met Sacks, and formed a longstanding creative relationship. Just like with Sacks, Yang had intended to play with Maneri for years; Maneri led to Peterson. All those late nights checking out both masters paid off.

Fans of Richard Davis, Charlie Haden, and/or Gary Peacock would be remiss not to absorb Yang’s artistry; she’s been a sidewoman to artists as prestigious as trumpeter Jason Palmer, multi-reedist Oscar Noriega, and drummer Kenny Wollesen. This new offering captures her sizable abilities and vision, which prioritizes Synchronicity above all.