Pianist Marlies Debacker and saxophonist Salim(a) Javaid, both based in Cologne, have been long-time collaborators since meeting as students at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, where they both now teach. Debacker, originally from Belgium, and Javaid, of Czech-Pakistani background, have played together at least since 2016 when Debacker founded the Trio Abstrakt, with percussionist Shiau-Shiuan Hung as its third member. She and Javaid have performed as a duo, as they do here; as part of a quartet with double bassist Stefan
