Joel Lyssarides

★★★★ Stay Now ACT. CD/DL/LP

Recorded at night, in the dark, the intimate third LP from rising Swedish pianist Lyssarides (better known as sideman for Nils Landgren, Viktoria Tolstoy and Anne Sofie Von Otter) promises a bright future. Whispers of Monk, Svensson and Jarrett creep through the rippling refrains and shifting minor-key ruminations, his subtle dynamic interplay with bassist Niklas Fernqvist and drummer Rasmus Blixt enhancing these reflective songs’ hazy shades of winter.