Avishai Cohen impressed a lot of listeners with his soulful contributions to Mark Turner's 'Lathe of Heaven' album in 2014. Now the charismatic Tel Aviv-born trumpeter has his ECM leader debut in a programme of expansive and impressionistic compositions for jazz quartet (trumpet, piano, bass, drums), augmented by tenor saxophone on a few pieces. 'Into The Silence' is dedicated to the memory of Avishai's father David, reflecting upon the last days of his life with grace and restraint. Avishai's tender muted trumpet sets the emotional tone of the music in the album's opening moments and his gifted cast of musicians explore its implications. Yet this music, while acknowledging inspirational sources, is very much of our time. The album, released on vinyl as well as CD, was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in July 2015 and produced by Manfred Eicher.