Active Imagination

Nick Walters' second album for 22a captures a day of spontaneous studio collaboration between gifted musicians. Minimal rehearsal, maximum creativity—this is avant-garde jazz at its most liberated. Four tracks, each exploring a different musical mode. From the Coltrane-inspired 'So Long Chef' to the meditative 'Ahimsa' and the West African rhythms of 'Dansoman Last Stop', every piece showcases Walters' trumpet and the individual brilliance of Rebecca Nash (piano), Jeff Guntren (tenor sax), Ed Cawthorne (soprano sax), and Nim Sadot (bass). Spiritual, free-form, and deeply rooted in Walters' global experiences—this album proves why he's one of the UK's most respected jazz musicians.